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The Law of Three Stages
The Law of Three Stages
STAGES
This idea was given by August Comte( who is the
father of Sociology) in his book ‘ Positive
Philosophy’ published in the year 1822.
Comte was inspired from Charles Darwin's
‘ Theory of Evolution’. He came up with his
theory.
The law of three stages is basically the three stages
of evolution of human mind.
The Three Stages
First stage: The Theological or fictitious stage