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Durkheim : une science de la morale pour une morale laïque

A Science of Ethics for a Secular Ethic
François-André Isambert

Abstract

On the basis of quotations from his works, the author presents a Durkheim who is not only a sociologist but a moralist. True to his original exigencies, Durkheim’s intention is to deduce, from the facts, a purely scientific method which would provide modern man — over and above any religions considerations or traditionnal moral values — with a means of gaining mastery over moral facts, just as science, for its part, provides man with the ability to gain mastery over other facts of nature.

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References

Bibliographical reference

Archives de sciences sociales des religions, 1990, 69, pp. 129-146

Electronic reference

François-André Isambert, « Durkheim : une science de la morale pour une morale laïque », Archives de sciences sociales des religions [Online],

 The Elementary Forms’ heritage

, Online since 19 July 2011, connection on 29 March 2024. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/assr/23046

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François-André Isambert

École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales

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