Comte, Auguste, Catechisme positiviste (1852) or Catechism of Positivism, tr. R. Congreve, (London: Kegan Paul, 1891)

In Auguste Comte's "Catechism of Positivism" (1852), translated by R. Congreve (1891), Comte presents the key principles of positivism, a philosophical system that emphasizes the importance of empirical observation and scientific methodology. The work advocates for a society grounded in rationality and empirical knowledge, with a focus on the improvement of human welfare. Positivism seeks to replace theological and metaphysical explanations with a scientific understanding of the world. Keywords: positivism, Auguste Comte, scientific methodology.