Emile Durkheim Quotes on Virtue
Emile Durkheim was a French sociologist and philosopher and one of the founders of the modern discipline of sociology. This page collects quotes attributed to Emile Durkheim on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Emile Durkheim:
“When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary; when mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable.”
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Attributed to Emile Durkheim:
“Anomie is a state of normlessness, in which the individual is left without a moral compass.”
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Attributed to Emile Durkheim:
“Man cannot become attached to higher aims and submit to a rule if he sees nothing above him to which he belongs.”
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Attributed to Emile Durkheim:
“It is from public opinion that the moral order receives its sanction.”