Title: The first formulation of sociology: a discursive innovation of the 18th century
Abstract: It is a commonplace observation of most sociology textbooks and of many historical discussions that the label or name ‘sociology’ was invented by Auguste Comte in the 1830s. I will raise no dispute concerning this, since none is possible, but I will strongly confront an often made corollary from this observation, namely that the discourse or conceptual frame of sociology was also invented or formulated by Auguste Comte. I will maintain that such a conclusion is preposterous.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 21
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot