Man is only a moral being because he lives in society, since morality consists in solidarity with the group, and varies according to that solidarity. Cause all social life to vanish, and moral life would vanish at the same time, having no object to cling to.


The Division of Labour in Society (1893), trans. W. D. Halls (1984)

Émile Durkheim Quotes

Man is only a moral being because he lives in society, since morality consists in solidarity with the group, and varies according to that solidarity. ...

Man is only a moral being because he lives in society, since morality consists in solidarity with the group, and varies according to that solidarity. ...

Man is only a moral being because he lives in society, since morality consists in solidarity with the group, and varies according to that solidarity. ...

Man is only a moral being because he lives in society, since morality consists in solidarity with the group, and varies according to that solidarity. ...