His work on the philosophy of mathematics was the only completed portion of a planned analysis of what he identified as the seven lower sciences, called the Subjective Synthesis.
His work on the philosophy of mathematics was the only completed portion of a planned analysis of what he identified as the seven lower sciences, called the Subjective Synthesis. It is believed that the death from tuberculosis of his lover Clotilde de Vaux influenced his thoughts on the role of women in his ideal society, in which the Catholic Church was to be transformed into the "religion of humanity." He outlined theological and metaphysical precursors to modernity in his law of the three stages of intellectual development, and he created the distinction between social dynamics and social statics as branches of the new field whose name he coined, sociology. For 10 points, name this author of Course of Positive Philosophy and founder of positivism.
His work on the philosophy of mathematics was the only completed portion of a planned analysis of what he identified as the seven lower sciences, called the Subjective Synthesis.
Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier {Comte}