Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Age of Ideologies
This online lecture surveys the full range of philosphical thought developed by Kant, Hegel, Comte, and others and their role in modern European intellectual history. Comprehensive and accessible for advanced placement high school students.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Comte and Positive Philosophy
Meet Auguste Comte, a French man who made contributions to philosophy and sociology. Stay positive! Comte came up with the doctrine of positive philosophy.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: General View of Comte's Postivism
A general survey of the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857) who developed a secular religion known as positivism and founded modern sociology.
Other
Prada: Devoted Follower or Insubordinate Partisan of Auguste Comte
A long description of how Auguste Comte's philosophy of life and religion influenced Gonzalez Prada, a Latin American leader. Gives a good explanation of Comte's positivism and "three stages of society."