Auguste Comte used the term 'positivism' as the cornerstone of his sociological thought to describe the growing tendency of people in industrial societies to have selfish motives and not adopt a shared cultural belief system.
Step-by-step explanation: Auguste Comte started positivism and judged society as containing forces for humanity, stability and forces for conflict. He started to understand society in those terms. But it sank, when it was overshadowed by neopositivism.
Auguste Comte believed in actual operation of society. He used positivism to explain the growing tendency of people in industrial societies to have selfish motives and not adopt a shared cultural belief system.
Sociology follows these stages of ancient growth:
1. The theological stage, that was guided by religion.
2. The Middle stage was the Metaphysical Stage, where people considers society as natural and not supernatural.
3. The last was Scientific Stage, that was followed by Positivism.