Although the positivist approach has been a recurrent theme in thehistory of Western thought, the modern sense of the approach was developed by the philosopher and founding sociologist ................. in the early 19th century.

Although the positivist approach has been a recurrent theme in thehist

1.	Although the positivist approach has been a recurrent theme in thehistory of Western thought, the modern sense of the approach was developed by the philosopher and founding sociologist ................. in the early 19th century.
A.	Émile durkheim
B.	chaucer
C.	henri de saint-simon
D.	auguste comte
Answer» E.