We have summarized here the essential of this book by the author.
THE THOUGHT OF ÈMILE DURKHEIM
I- The historical context, biographical aspects and philosophical background of Durkheim's thought
Durkheim proposed to collaborate in the consolidation of republican institutions and democracy, from a secular point of view.
He was born in 1858 in Lorraine, a French town near the German border and one of the areas most affected by the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
DURKHEIM WAS CONCERNED BY THE MORAL FRAGMENTATION AND LACK OF SOCIAL SOLIDARITY THAT HE OBSERVED IN THE SOCIETY OF HIS TIME