赫德尔之后的历史哲学沿着两个方向发展:一个方向是注重理性或精神力量的黑格尔的历史哲学,后来从它里面孕育出了马克思的历史哲学即唯物史观(马克思恩格斯本人坚决反对把他们的历史唯物主义称为历史哲学);另一个方向是注重科学主义或实证主义的孔德的历史哲学。孔德在历史哲学发展史上的重要地位不仅在于他是赫德尔之后历史哲学两大流 The philosophy of history after Herder’s development follows two directions: one is Hegelian’s philosophy of history, which focused on reason or spiritual power, and later gave birth to Marx’s historical philosophy, that is, historical materialism (Marx and Engels strongly opposed Call their historical materialism the philosophy of history); the other direction is the historical philosophy of Comte focusing on scientism or positivism. Comte’s Important Position in the History of the Development of Philosophy of History Not Only Is He Two Historical Philosophers After Herder