What Historical Events Convinced Auguste Comte That Society Needed to Be

question 107

Multiple Choice

What historical events convinced Auguste Comte that society needed to be guided by thinkers who understood social laws?

• A) the American Civil War and the battle over slavery
• B) globalization and the rise of international trade and commerce
• C) the French Revolution and the instability that followed it
• D) the age of exploration and the expansion of European powers into Africa

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