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Sociologist's method

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Auguste Comte also known as father of sociology. He argued that the method used in physics should be used for the study of sociology. So he identified three stages of human society.

• Theological:- explanations of various phenomenal where given in religious terms.

• Mataphisical:- its success was the metaphysics,where the explanation were philosophical.

•Positivism:- the final stage in the evolution of human thought was of positivism, where phenomena were explained in terms of the scientific approach to the social world.
Auguste Comte also known as father of sociology. He argued that the method used in physics should be used for the study of sociology. So he identified three stages of human society.

• Theological:- explanations of various phenomenal where given in religious terms.

• Mataphisical:- its success was the metaphysics,where the explanation were philosophical.

•Positivism:- the final stage in the evolution of human thought was of positivism, where phenomena were explained in terms of the scientific approach to the social world.

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