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Comte argued that knowledge passed through which three stages ?

Correct answer: A. theological metaphysical positive

  • A. theological metaphysical positive
  • B. ignorance understanding truth
  • C. philosophical biological sociological
  • D. functionalist marxist interactionist

Explanation

Comte’s law of three stages describes intellectual development from theological explanations, through metaphysical abstractions, to positive or scientific knowledge. The sequence is therefore theological, metaphysical and positive.

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