Influenced by names the earlier thinker whose ideas a theorist built directly on. Wikipedia notes Durkheim was "refining the positivism originally set forth by Auguste Comte," taking Comte's broad program and giving it rigorous scientific method. This dimension traces the intellectual lineage running into a given theorist's work.
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1. Wikipedia: Sociology
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The term sociology was coined in the late 18th century to describe the scientific study of society.
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SocietyAtlas (internal)Contains: Ferdinand Tonnies
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