Rules for the Observation of Social Facts

Durkheim, Emile

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Emile Durkheim

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The first and most basic rule is to consider social facts as things.

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H. Spencer, The Principles of Sociology, II, p.244 (London, Williams & Norgate, 1882).
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J.S. Mill, A System of Logic, vol. 2, book VI, ch. IX, p. 496 (London, Longmans, Green Reader & Dyer, 1872)
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Durkheim, E. (1982). Rules for the Observation of Social Facts. In: Lukes, S. (eds) The Rules of Sociological Method. Contemporary Social Theory. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16939-9_3

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