Lecture 3.1 Origins of Sociology

Hey everybody! This is Dr. Maples. I'm glad to be chatting with you today about the origins of sociology! Sociology is one of those rare fields that can directly explain how and why it came to be. Today we will go through the early historical events which led to Auguste Comte's founding of sociology as a field interested in reflecting on the past, explaining the present, and predicting the future.
Btw, Pay no attention to the fact I misspelled Auguste Comte's name in the lecture. It's a freaky name lol.
Terminology in today's lecture
Sociological imagination
C. Wright Mills
Age of Enlightenment
French Revolution
Reign of Terror
Epistemology
Authoritarian knowledge
Mystical knowledge
Rational knowledge
Auguste Comte
Link to all the lectures in this series:
• Intro sociology lectures
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[@dr.maples]

@2:27 Oh, wow! I totally misspelled Comte's name. I hope they don't pull my sociology card. What's your favorite misspelling story?

[@sylviamurillo7737]

Thank you for this I am a Sociology Tutor and this is a great study tool for my presentations!

[@dr.maples]

Awesome @Sylvia Murillo I'm glad to hear it is useful. Please feel welcome to share any of the videos with your students. And let me know if there's a topic you'd like me to cover in a "Five Minute Sociology" video.