Chapter Three Emile durkheim(1858-1917) The person: Emile durkheim was born at epinal in the eastern French on April 15. 1858. Son of a rabbi and descending from a long line of rabbis, he decided quite early that he would follow the family tradition and become a rabbi himself. But later he turned away from all religious involvement, though not from interest in religious phenomena, and became an agnostic (one who believes that there can be no proof of the existence of God but does not deny the possibility that god exists
2021/2/21 36 Chapter Three: Emile Durkheim (1858—1917) The Person: Emile Durkheim was born at Epinal in the eastern French on April 15, 1858. Son of a rabbi and descending from a long line of rabbis, he decided quite early that he would follow the family tradition and become a rabbi himself. But later he turned away from all religious involvement, though not from interest in religious phenomena, and became an agnostic (one who believes that there can be no proof of the existence of God but does not deny the possibility that God exists)
In 1879. Durkheim was entered the ecole Normale. At the time of his graduation Durkheim decided not to be the traditional philosopher but to be devote himself to a discipline that would contribute to the clarification of the great moral questions that agitated the age, as well as to practical guidance of the affairs of contemporary society more concretely, Durkheim wished to make a contribution to the moral and political consolidation of the Third republic. What he 2021/221 37 considered imperative was to construct a
2021/2/21 37 ▪ In 1879, Durkheim was entered the Ecole Normale. At the time of his graduation, Durkheim decided not to be the traditional philosopher but to be devote himself to a discipline that would contribute to the clarification of the great moral questions that agitated the age, as well as to practical guidance of the affairs of contemporary society. More concretely, Durkheim wished to make a contribution to the moral and political consolidation of the Third Republic. What he considered imperative was to construct a scientific sociological system
From 1882 to 1887 he taught philosophy in a number of provincial lycees in the neighborhood of Paris. Then in 1887.he was appointed to the staff of the University of bordeaux. at bordeaux. durkheim was attached to the department of philosophy where he offered the first sociology course in a French university 2021/221 38
2021/2/21 38 ▪ From 1882 to 1887 he taught philosophy in a number of provincial Lycees in the neighborhood of Paris. Then in 1887, he was appointed to the staff of the University of Bordeaux. At Bordeaux, Durkheim was attached to the department of philosophy where he offered the first sociology course in a French university
In 1893. he finished his french doctoral thesis, The Division of labor, only two years later The rules of sociological Method appeared, and within another two years Le suicide was published. With these three major works, durkheim moved into the forefront of the academic world 2021/221 39
2021/2/21 39 ▪ In 1893, he finished his French doctoral thesis, The Division of Labor, Only two years later The Rules of Sociological Method appeared, and within another two years Le Suicide was published. With these three major works, Durkheim moved into the forefront of the academic world
Durkheim founded a scholarly journal L'Annee sociologique in 1898, which soon became the center for an extraordinarii gifted group of young scholars, all united in a common devotion to the durkheimian approach to sociology. L'Annee was successful to weld them together into a cohesive school 2021/221 40
2021/2/21 40 ▪ Durkheim founded a scholarly journal L'Annee Sociologique in 1898,which soon became the center for an extraordinarily gifted group of young scholars, all united, in a common devotion to the Durkheimian approach to sociology. L’Annee was successful to weld them together into a cohesive "school