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    Emile Durkheim

     
    Emile Durkheim

    A Philosopher

    • Emile Durkheim

    French Sociologist and Philosopher

    1858-1917

    As a teacher at the University of Bordeaux, Durkheim is well-known for his idea of "collective representations." (This theory posits that the social power of ideas comes from the interaction of many minds).

    Durkheim's famous works include:

  • Les Regles de la methode Sociologique [1894, The Rules of Sociological Method]

  • Durkheim also did a study on suicide in 1897.

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    The Window-Durkheim
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