Emile Durkheim quoteEmile Durkheim [1858-1917]
French Sociologist 
Quote rank: 125
| Man seeks to learn, and man kills himself because of the loss of cohesion in his religious society; he does not kill himself because of his learning. It is certainly not the learning he acquires that disorganizes religion; but the desire for knowledge wakens because religion becomes disorganized. |
Knowledge,
Learning,
Religion
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