Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is considered as the Father of Sociology ?

  1. Montaigne

  2. Hippocrates

  3. Augustus Comte

  4. Aristotle
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Explanation

Auguste Comte, a French philosopher, is regarded as the 'Father of Sociology' for coining the term 'sociology' and developing positivism, the belief that social phenomena can be studied scientifically. He believed sociology could be used to improve society. Aristotle was a philosopher, Hippocrates the 'Father of Medicine,' and Montaigne an essayist.

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