Émile Durkheim Knihy

Francouzský sociolog a filosof představuje v tomto svém díle myšlenku, že náboženství je prvotním faktem života, v němž spočívá síla utvářející společnost.

Zakladatel francouzské sociologické školy Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) je často a právem považován za tvůrce vskutku moderní sociologie. Z jeho rozsáhlého díla jsme vybrali úvahy o základních sociologických a etických otázkách, problémech a pojmech, jež vyjadřují osobitost Durkheimova pohledu na sociální svět i sociologii jako vědu. Durkheimovy úvahy z let 1898 až 1911 jsou doplněny studií Sociologie a sociální vědy (1903).

Český překlad stěžejního díla nejvýznamnějšího francouzského sociologa Emila Durkheima (1858–1917) se zájemcům dostává do rukou po 111 letech. Tento zakladatel sociologické školy, která měla hluboký vliv v mnoha dalších zemích, navázal na pozitivismus Augusta Comta a zásadním způsobem přispěl k ustavení sociologie jako vědy, mimo jiné i založením revue Sociologická ročenka. Jak napovídá již titul, pokládá autor dělbu práce za jeden ze základních kamenů ve struktuře moderní společnosti; věnuje se především rozdílům mezi solidaritou mechanickou a organickou.

Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1748) is one of the outstanding works of modern social thought. Durkheim's Latin thesis (1892) is not only one of the outstanding interpretations of that work, but also a seminal statement of his own ideas on society and on sociological method. It was the companion thesis to The Division of Labour and a forerunner of The Rules of Sociological Method. This is the first English translation directly from the original Latin text, and also includes the original text, along with full editorial notes, a related article by Durkheim on Hyppolite Taine and a commentary on Durkheim and Montesquieu by W. Watts Miller.

Originally published in 1897, this is Durkheim's pioneering attempt to offer a sociological explanation for a phenomenon regarded until then as exclusively psychological and individualistic.

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was one of the founders of modern sociology. Ethics and the Sociology of Morals (La science positive de la morale en Allemagne) laid the foundation for Durkheim's future work. More than a review of current thought, it was a proclamation that ethics needed to be liberated from its philosophical bondage and developed as a distinct branch of sociology. Written when Durkheim was charting the course of his own research, it provides a unique key to the interpretation of his earlier work and presents a number of points of Durkheim's ethical theory which are of considerable interest in light of current ethical theory. This volume makes available in English a crucial essay by a master of social thought.

The French Sociologist Émile Durkheim is commonly cited as the father of sociology. Principle to the work of Durkheim was his concern with regard to how modernity was effecting traditional social and religious institutions, more specifically with how societies could maintain their integrity and coherence in an era in which new social institutions were coming into being. One of his principles works, "The Elementary Forms of Religious Life" is a comparative theory of the religious lives of ancient and modern societies and the sociological influence of their respective religious institutions. Durkheim argues that the essence of religion is the concept of the sacred and it is this single phenomenon that is common to all religions. The work extensively discusses the concept of the sacred by examining the worship of totems in ancient religions and by arguing that modern societies have displaced this totemism by ascribing a new form of sacredness to the individual and individual rights. "The Elementary Forms of Religious Life" is a compelling exposition on the impact of religious institutions in ancient and modern life and a worthy read for anyone interested in religious or sociological studies. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The great French sociologist and philosopher Emile Durkheim is best known for his classic book Suicide (1897), a landmark in social psychology. Among his other major works is this study in the sociology of education, which features 18 lectures by an influential theorist who discusses his ideas on the school as the appropriate setting for moral education. The first element in developing a moral being, he maintains, is instilling a sense of discipline, followed by a willingness to behave in terms of the group's collective interest, and a sense of autonomy. Durkheim also examines discipline and the psychology of the child, discipline of the school and the use of punishment, altruism in the child, the influence of the school environment, and the teaching of science, aesthetics, and history. Perceptive and provocative, this volume abounds in valuable insights for teachers and others involved in education.