Durkheim, Emile
Durkheim, Emile
(1858-1917) A French sociological positivist. He stressed the group mind, which for him is the point of reference for all human knowledge. The group mind has an impersonal, non-subjective character that is superior to the individual mind, and acts as a directive force for the individual agents that comprise society. He studied both religion and ethics from his positivistic point of view.
E. Durkheim
De la division du travail sociale, 1893;
Les regles de la methode sociologique;
Les formes elementaires de la vie religieuse, 1912;
Le Socialisme,
L’Education morale.
— H.H.