Durkheim's Philosophy Lectures: Notes from the Lycée de Sens Course, 1883–1884

Emile Durkheim, the founder of French sociology, introduces secondary school students to the field of philosophy in this series of lectures. He pursues topics as diverse as philosophical psychology, logic, ethics, and metaphysics, in the course of attempting to articulate a unified philosophical position. Intellectual historians, historically-minded philosophers, and French historians will find the lectures a valuable historical document.