The "Law of Three Stages" is an idea developed by Auguste Comte. It constitutes one of the main contributions of Comte to the field of sociological thought.
According to Comte, each branch of our knowledge passes successively through the different theoretical conditions. It is known as law of three stages. The main aim of this principle is that it provides the basis of sociological thinking.
It states that society as a whole, and each particular science, develops through three mentally conceived stages.
They are:
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