Durkheim

Durkheim seems to have no issue claiming that the division of labour is in fact "the source of civilization"- in fact he even attributes it as necessary for intellectual development within society, something I am a little apprehensive to absolutely accept, but intrigued enough to consider. However, what I do appreciate about his introduction to the process of determining the role of civilization is his focus on the morality of our civilization, something that I felt was not addressed to the extent necessary by Marx (at least from the sections that i have been exposed to). While he writes that "the services that it renders in this way are almost entirely divorced from moral life, or at most have with it merely a very indirect and distant relationship", he still attempts to explain it with a measurement of morality on society- something I think is absolutely imperative when trying to analyze any aspect of society- be it its function or its flaws.