What Historical Events Convinced Auguste Comte That Society Needed to Be

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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
• E) the struggle for women's rights

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