“Émile Durkheim, the father of modern sociology, said that when societies hit a civilisational break the suicide rate soars.” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
“In the nineteenth century, one hundred years before a country called Qatar existed, Emile Durkheim, the French sociologist, wrote of “anomic suicide.”… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
“I’ve taken to long-distance walking as a means of dissolving the mechanised matrix which compresses the space-time continuum, and decouples human from… — Will Self Copy Share Image
“This is what one of the founding fathers of sociology, Emile Durkheim, meant when he wrote in 1895 that the establishment of… — Gerhard Falk Copy Share Image
“the elements of a modern creation myth are all around us. It is harmful because it contributes to the subtle but pervasive… — David Christian Copy Share Image
