234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Leading International scholars are bought together in Debating Durkheim to discuss controversial issues in the work of this increasingly important founding father of sociology. The subjects covered relate to Durkheim's Jewish background and its influence on his life and thought; to a positive reinterpretation of Durkheim's study of primitive thought in terms of social classification; an attempt to... Read more
References and Notations Biographical notes on the contributors Introduction 1. The enigma of Durkheim's Jewishness W.S.F. Pickering 2. Primitive Classification, the argument and its validity N.J.Allen 3. A new approach to the Rules Mike Gane 4. Durkheim on Social facts Margaret Gilbert 5. Durkheim and evolutionary ethics W.Watts Miller 6. Durkheimian theory of nationalism Josep Llobera 7. Employing Durkheim's method: the sociological study of Christian or first names Philippe Besnard Appendix. Items by Durkheim on Jewish issues References Index

Biography

Martins, Hermino; Pickering, William