The house of Auguste Comte is a private Museum and archives dedicated to the memory of the famous French philosopher-positivist, the founder of scientific sociology and positivism.

The scientist lived in the second floor of the house 10 on the street Monsieur-Le-Prince from 1841 until his death. Here he wrote four volumes of his main work, "the system of positive politics".

Comte is one of the most bizarre and controversial figures in the intellectual history of France. Undoubted genius, in his youth debated with himself Saint-Simon and read lectures of famous scientists (Humboldt, Poinsot, Blainville), at times he showed obvious insanity. In a fit of rage tried to drown his wife, had drowned himself in the Seine. Fortunately for science, the disease has been overcome, Contacts focused on scientific writing and lecturing on astronomy for workers. In 1842 he came, however, to create a "positive religion", and itself began to assume its high priest. Acquainted with Clotilde de Vaux, wife deprived of civil rights criminal, deeply in love with her, under the influence of this feeling has been strengthened by the desire to introduce "positive religion." Unsuccessfully treated with tips to Nicholas I, the Grand vizier of Reshid Pasha, the General of the Jesuits to Bex (sent to General works conta generally remained unopened).

It is obvious, however, that "System of positive politics," written, apparently, in the years moods, contains brilliant insights. Comte classified and brought into a single system all of the then existing science. He saw a gaping lacuna in the place of the discipline that studies society, called the science of sociology (social physics).

150-foot apartment of the founder of sociology has changed little in a century and a half. In the living room the visitor is greeted by a portrait of Clotilde de Vaux. In the study preserved the library of the scholar. Classroom recalls that the Pin was a brilliant teacher. In the dining room with black marble fireplace are the scales on which the philosopher always weighed his dinner (he had been plagued by stomach pains). Kitchen with adjoining room were the patrimony of a young peasant woman Sophie Bloch, who played the role of devoted confidante scientist – Comte thought of her as his foster daughter. In the bedroom, the last room of the Museum, 5 September 1857 Sophie Blo faithfully looked into the eyes of Auguste Comte, whose mouth flew last breath.