# Communists — A General View of Positivism character guide

> Communists in A General View of Positivism by Auguste Comte.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Communists

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-the-social-aspect-of-positivism-as-shown-by-its-connection-with-the-general-revolutionary-movement-of-western-europe

## Snapshot

The revolutionary faction Comte dismisses as subversive, dangerous to domestic and social life, and blind to the need for moral reconstruction.

## Who they are

The Communists represent the negative, destructive strand of modern politics that Positivism claims to supersede, a force growing more menacing to every relation of family and society. Comte's tension with them is that he shares their concern for the working classes yet rejects their methods as mere demolition. They matter because the book positions Positivism as the only doctrine capable of absorbing and redirecting the people's legitimate aspirations before subversive schemes prevail.

## Relationships

### [Humanity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_view_of_positivism_se/characters/humanity)

_rivalry_

Communists are seen as a disruptive force that threatens the organic unity of Humanity.

### [the Socialists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_view_of_positivism_se/characters/the_socialists)

_rivalry_

Communists and Socialists are competing revolutionary factions with differing approaches to social change.

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