The philosophical system or doctrine developed by Auguste Comte, emphasizing positive knowledge based on observable facts rather than speculation or metaphysics.
Formed from Auguste Comte's name plus the suffix -ism, which indicates a doctrine, system, or practice. The -ism suffix comes from Greek and is standard for naming philosophical movements.
Comtism actually included a bizarre plan called the 'Religion of Humanity' where Comte wanted to replace traditional religion with science—showing how some 19th-century thinkers got a bit too confident about what science could do.
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