Durkheim on rationality

Journal of Classical Sociology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-144

  Segre, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Durkheim; Rationality; Social state of consciousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149008796     PISSN: 1468795X     EISSN: 17412897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468795X07084697     Document Type: Article

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