What kind of social order did Auguste Comte hope sociology would help create?

Auguste Comte envisioned a stable, non-despotic social order tailored for modern industrial society. He believed that sociology—a social science grounded in scientific methods—could provide the necessary guidance for social planning and reconstruction.1

Comte’s ideal society was characterized by:

• Hierarchy and Discipline: He proposed a framework modeled after the Roman Catholic church, emphasizing order and obedience rather than democracy.1
• Secular Spiritual Order: He sought to replace traditional supernaturalism with a "religion of humanity," overseen by a secular priesthood of sociologists who would manage public morality and education.1
• Elite Administration: He envisioned that the economy and government would be administered by an intellectual and professional elite, specifically businessmen and bankers.1

Ultimately, Comte sought to synthesize human knowledge to resolve the social instability he observed following the French Revolution, aiming to replace outdated institutions with a system based on observable, positive laws.1