Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim: The man whose...

Emile Durkheim: The man whose...

The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. His passions...

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Emile Durkheim: A mind that...

Emile Durkheim: A mind that...

A mind that questions everything, unless strong enough to bear the weight of its ignorance, risks questioning itself...

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Emile Durkheim: One cannot long...

Emile Durkheim: One cannot long...

One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain...

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Emile Durkheim: Man could not...

Emile Durkheim: Man could not...

Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, and...

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Emile Durkheim: From top to...

Emile Durkheim: From top to...

From top to bottom of the ladder, greed is aroused without knowing where to find ultimate foothold. Nothing can calm...

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Emile Durkheim: Sadness does not...

Emile Durkheim: Sadness does not...

Sadness does not inhere in things; it does not reach us from the world and through mere contemplation of the world. ...

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Emile Durkheim: Man's characteristic privilege...

Emile Durkheim: Man's characteristic privilege...

Man's characteristic privilege is that the bond he accepts is not physical but moral; that is, social. He is governed...

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Emile Durkheim: Reality seems valueless...

Emile Durkheim: Reality seems valueless...

Reality seems valueless by comparison with the dreams of fevered imaginations; reality is therefore...

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Emile Durkheim: The wise man,...

Emile Durkheim: The wise man,...

The wise man, knowing how to enjoy achieved results without having constantly to replace them with others, finds in...

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Emile Durkheim: Too cheerful a...

Emile Durkheim: Too cheerful a...

Too cheerful a morality is a loose morality; it is appropriate only to decadent peoples and is found only among...

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