ONLINE: "Emile Durkheim: Society, Morality, Change" (Part 2)

This is the Saturday afternoon meeting for Socrates Cafe. It's online. We meet every 2 weeks on Saturday.

This is part 2 in our series on the French sociologist, Emile Durkheim. He is noted as one of the founders of modern sociology. In our review of his life and ideas, we will discuss how a person's social surroundings affects a person's reality. Also, the IEP adds "Another vital role that society plays in the construction of human knowledge is the fact that it actively organizes objects of experience into a coherent classificatory system that encompasses the entire universe." Our discussion will also include the classification of knowledge, cultural relativism, and social change. We have much to discuss, so this meeting will have 2 parts (8-27 and 9-10).

MEETING FORMAT

The meeting starts with a dialogue (about 15 minutes, recorded), and then an open discussion will follow (not recorded). You don't need to read any materials in advance.

READING MATERIAL

This meeting has no prerequisites; reading in advance is optional.

Overview from IEP
https://iep.utm.edu/emile-durkheim/

TIMEZONES

Meeting time (USA):
3:00PM Eastern
2:00PM Central
1:00PM Mountain
Noon Pacific

For our international friends:
5:00PM São Paulo, Brazil
8:00PM London and Ireland
9:00PM Berlin
9:00PM Madrid
12:00AM Dubai
1:30AM Mumbai
1:45AM Kathmandu, Nepal
5:00AM Seoul, South Korea
7:00AM Sydney, Australia

ZOOM LINK

CLICK TO START MEETING - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83266410503

If you don't have a computer with camera, you can also dial using a phone. Pick one of these numbers and add ID 832 6641 0503#
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US
+1 301 715 8592 US

Our group enjoys open-minded, respectful conversations on Philosophy and how it relates to science, culture, other belief systems, and even pop culture (books and movies). Sometimes "we agree to disagree", but the long-term goal is to improve our minds via group discussions.

This meeting is free and open to the public.