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A 5 page research paper that contrasts and compares the moral philosophy of Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill. The writer argues that the nineteenth century was a turbulent time that witnessed how advances in scientific knowledge and the Industrial Revolution literally transformed the world. To many philosophers, such as Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill, it appeared that new times called for new ways of thinking and that there was an urgent need for new institutions among human societies that would be better suited to the changing environment that they witnessed all around them. Citing their long correspondence, the writer further argues that their philosophies were very similar while noting on what areas they disagreed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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urgent need for new institutions among human societies that would be better suited to the changing environment that they witnessed all around them.
Both men felt that humanity had grown beyond the need to have morality dictated by divine proclamation. This is not to say that either one advocated immorality, but rather
that they felt that there was more to being moral then simply adhering to dictums because of the threat of divine punishment. This is most clearly seen in the philosophy
of Auguste Comte, whose work was a major influence on the intellectual development of John Stuart Mill Auguste Comte saw history as going through progressive states of development. The first
of Comtes three stages of development was the "theological" or "fictitious" state. Here, Comte used the term "theology" to refer to a general system of ideas that explain natural phenomena
as the will of the gods. These "gods" were seen by societies at this stage as analogous to very powerful human beings. Greek and Roman mythology serves as a good
example, with the gods quarreling, warring, and developing rivalries that mimicked human affairs. In the next stage, the "metaphysical," abstract terms take the place of divine forces and natural
phenomenon is seen in a depersonalized way. The final stage is the third stage of positive science that describes natural phenomenon in mathematical terms (Comte 22). In understanding
Comtes philosophy, Bloom emphasizes that it is important to understand what Comte meant to convey by the term "positivism" (77). Comte initially used it as a means to oppose the
"negativism" of the early nineteenth century. This was an era that was in revolt against the stranglehold that both religion and philosophy had over acquiring a scientific understanding of human
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