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A 4 page research paper on Comte, who is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. Considered to be one of the founding fathers of sociology, he was also influential in formulating positivism. The following discussion offers insight on how Comte’s viewed several issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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also influential in formulating positivism. The following discussion offers insight on how Comtes viewed several issues. Position on abortion: During Comtes era, i.e., the nineteenth century, abortion, as
such, or even contraception, was not an issue that was debated or even broached in polite or philosophical society. The issues concerning women that were debated at this time were
whether or not women should be educated above an elementary level, and whether or not women should be included in the political process. Comte first alludes to the "woman question"
in 1819 when he was 21 and having an affair with a married woman (Angels, 1996). Comte wrote to a friend that "half of the human species is worth... infinitely
more than the other (half)" (Angels, 1996). As Comte was born in 1798, he was deeply influenced in his youth by the feminist discourse that was written around the era
of the French Revolution (Angel, 1996). He was also greatly influenced by Mary Wollstonecrafts Vindication of the Rights of Woman, written in 1792, which "favored education as a means of
ensuring womens independence and equality" (Angels, 1996). However, Comtes early feminist sympathies did not last. He married a strong-willed, intellectual woman who expressed her opinion. His position on womens
equality reversed and he no longer supported the cause of "economic and moral independence" for women in his later years, but rather praised the cult of domesticity that was prevalent
during this century, as he advocated that marriage, as an institution, would fail if it was not based on hierarchical relationship with the man in charge (Angels, 1996). The fact
that Comte reversed his youthful pro-feminist stance and became quite conservative in his opinions toward women suggests that he would have been horrified at the mere suggestion of abortion.
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