He claimed that humans should "live for others" and coined the word "altruism," and called his philosophy "positivism."
His magnum opus was a "plan of scientific studies necessary for the reorganization of society," and he claimed that religions start with fetishism, progress to polytheism, and graduate to monotheism before abandoning religion altogether. He argued that humans progressed through a "theological," "metaphysical," and "scientific" stage in his "law of three stages." He claimed that humans should "live for others" and coined the word "altruism," and called his philosophy "positivism." For 10 points, name this Frenchman, the father of sociology.
His magnum opus was a "plan of scientific studies necessary for the reorganization of society," and he claimed that religions start with fetishism, progress to polytheism, and graduate to monotheism before abandoning religion altogether.
Auguste {Comte}