Auguste Comte's philosophy held that
A) true human development means progress in virtue and love of God.
B) human progress is an illusion.
C) since humans have already reached the ultimate level of social development, further progress is impossible.
D) human progress results from studying the material world with scientific methods.
E) science demeans and lowers the humanity of mankind.
Ans: D
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