Note to self:

[brinshannara]

Emile Durkheim was a pig, but he said this:

"To pursue a goal which is by definition unattainable is to condemn oneself to a state of perpetual unhappiness. Of course, man may hope contrary to all reason, and hope has its pleasures even when unreasonable. It may sustain him for a time; but it cannot survive the repeated disappointments of experience indefinitely."

So Durkheim was a pig. But a smart pig. That bastard.

(Oh! New icon from shiningmoon's visual meme for me! *smooches*)

Comments

[jessruth.livejournal.com]

I had to read Suicide - the original (translated) text. Man, that guy had issues.

[brinshannara]

Don't they all? God, don't get me started on Kant!

That said, all our texts are original/translations of the original. I hate this course. Classical Social Theory should not be a requirement for a BA in Sociology! ;)