History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET January 2017 History
Who coined the term 'positivism' and was the founder of positivist philosophy?
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CAuguste Comte ✓ Correct
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Correct answer: (C) Auguste Comte — Auguste Comte coined the term, so the answer is Auguste Comte.
Explanation
★Auguste Comte coined the term, so the answer is Auguste Comte.
★He was a French thinker of the nineteenth century.
★He coined the term positivism.
★He was the founder of positivist philosophy.
★He held that knowledge should rest on observed facts and science.
★So the founder of positivism was Auguste Comte.
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