Thesis
Émile Durkheim
- Alternative title:
- an intellectual biography
- Abstract:
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Durkheim's background is described: born into a rabbinical family in Alsace-Lorraine, he grew up in an environment of defensive social cohesiveness, austerity and moral severity. On the third attempt, he was admitted to the Ecole Normale Superieure in 1879.
His reaction to the Ecole's largely classical and literary curriculum was unfavourable, but he excelled in philosophical and political discussions with his contemporaries (he was strongly republican) and, though critical of most...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 1969
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602326195
- Source identifiers:
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- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Lukes, Steven
- Copyright date:
- 1969
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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