Sociology Flashcards
Founder of French Socialism; believed in reorganizing society after the French Revolution.
Henri de Saint-Simon
(1760-1825)
Leaders of industry and scientists should lead society, not kings or priests. Main goal is to produce useful things and reduce war.
French Socialism
Henri de Saint-Simon
Henry De saint- simon
Founder of French socialism
Inspired Auguste Comte and advocated for a “society of science.”
Henri de Saint-Simon’s French socialism
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Founder of Synthtic and Moral philosophy
Herbert Spencer
(1820-1903)
Covers physical, psychological, biological, sociological, and ethical aspects.
Synthetic Philosophy
Herbert Spencer
Believed people should fulfill their needs as long as they don’t harm others.
Moral Philosophy
Herbert Spencer
Argued for minimal government intervention, stating that society should evolve naturally.
Self-Regulation
Herbert Spencer
Saw social competition as part of natural laws, but also believed in minimal interference
Social Statistics
Herbert Spencer
basic law of ethics and morality
o Extension of laws in the natural world, and much of his scientific justification
for his moral position
Principle of ethics
Herbert Spencer
Types of principles of ethics
Moral Dictum
Scientific Position
Herbert Spencer
Once physical and biological realms are discovered, humans
should obey them and cease trying to construct, through political legislation,
social forms that violate these laws
Moral dictum
Herbert Spencer
The laws of social organization can no more be violated
than can those of the physical universe, and to seek to do so will create, in the
long run, more severe problems
Scientific position
Herbert Spencer
Founder of Modern Sociology
David Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
Focused on how societies maintain unity in the modern world.
Modern Sociology
David Emile Durkheim