Durkheim

Explanation

Durkheim is mentioned in the context of the discussion around secularization and evolution, with the emphasis that Mohammed Arkoun’s critique of him does not mean rejecting evolution itself. His presence here is linked to the question of how religious and social transformation can be understood from within the modern human sciences.

Referred to by

• Modernity is criticized in order to reform it, not to reject it
• Critique of Durkheim does not reject evolution