Durkheim formally established the academic discipline of sociology and is commonly cited as one of the principal architects of modern social science, along with both Karl Marx and Max Weber. [2][3]

Nov 11, 2025 · Émile Durkheim (born April 15, 1858, Épinal, France—died November 15, 1917, Paris) was a French social scientist who developed a vigorous methodology combining empirical research …

Sep 9, 2025 · Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) helped establish sociology as its own academic discipline and developed a perspective known as functionalism. Functionalism sees society as a system of …

Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist who rose to prominence in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. Along with Karl Marx and Max Weber, he is credited as being one of the principal founders …

Several patriotic pamphlets were written by Durkheim himself, and sent to his fellow-countrymen in the effort to maintain the national pride. But for the most part, Durkheim was unaffected by the war …

Explore Émile Durkheim's philosophy with this easy-to-follow guide. Learn about social facts, collective conscience, division of labour, and more, with clear examples to understand key concepts.

Durkheim was actively involved with supporting the Third Republic and saw sociology as the science that could lead to better policy-making. He was also an outspoken critic of antisemitism [6] and much …

Durkheim argued for the “dualism of human nature.” He thought that only a sociological theory could account for the dualism frequently noted but left unexplained by philosophers from Plato to Kant.

As a Jew and staunch supporter of social justice, Durkheim was active in the effort to overturn the conviction of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish colonel wrongly accused of acting as a German spy.

Durkheim saw totemism as the most fundamental feature of primitive religions; he tried to show that the totem symbolizes not merely the totemic principle (or "god"), but also the clan itself, and this is …