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Émile Durkheim

Sociology and social philosophyFrench1858–1917

"Social facts must be studied as things."

Émile Durkheim

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Norbert Elias1897–1990

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Georg Simmel1858–1918

Max Weber1864–1920

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Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist and one of the principal founders of modern sociology. By emphasizing the scientific study of social facts, he developed concepts such as social facts, social solidarity, and collective conscience, leaving a profound influence on the social sciences.

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Émile Durkheim

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Sedanet articles about Émile Durkheim

Émile Durkheim

In their times

Influenced1

Contemporaries2

Life and Thought

Sedanet articles about Émile Durkheim

Feminist Ethics Session: The Ethics of Care with Hossein Bayat and Omid Keshvari

A Critique of Stoicism in Contemporary Iranian Society

Skepticism and the Culture of Tolerance; A Conversation with Masoud Zanjani

Debate on the Relations Between Religion, Human Rights, and Governance

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