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In Auguste Comte's sociological theory, 'positivism' refers to:
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- 1An unscientific set of speculative laws about social progress
- 2A doctrine that avoids empirical evidence in favor of moral philosophy
- 3The application of the scientific method to the study of observable social phenomena✓
- 4A theory that emphasizes only the positive aspects of society
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The application of the scientific method to the study of observable social phenomena
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