Lec 12: Positivism in Sociology (Part-I) #Positivism #Sociology #UPSC #NET #JRF

In this lecture, we will analyse the Positivism in the field of Sociology. Positivism as an approach advocates the use of scientific methods in the domain of Sociology. Positivism was first advocated by the founding father of Sociology Auguste Comte in his book "The Course on Positive Philosophy". Positivists regard human behaviour as static and predictable and hence advocate for building of universal Theories. Positivists like Comte, Spencer and Durkheim advocated for Value Neutrality, Objectivity , Causation, Quantitative Method in Sociological studies. Lec 12: Positivism in Sociology (Part-I) #Positivism #Sociology #UPSC