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French philosopher __________ is credited with having coined the term sociology to describe a new science that would engage in the study of society.

a. Max Weber
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Emile Durkheim
d. Auguste Comte

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Auguste Comte

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Auguste Comte, known as Isidore-Auguste-Marie-François-Xavier Comte was born in January 19, 1798 in Montpellier, France. He is a French philosopher known to have founded positivism and sociology and he also gave the study of sociology its name.

He abandoned his college studies to study on his own. He studied social interactions in order to uncover how the society operates. By age 30, he presented his theory to the world through different lectures he organized and delivered.

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