“Two consciousnesses exist within us: the one comprises only states that are personal to each one of us, characteristics of us as individuals whilst the other comprises states that are common to the whole of society.
To me this sounds ALOT like Smith and Marx. The whole independence and interdependence working together for the common good? Yup this is Smith and Marx. I think that this is important because no matter how we may want to progress and how marx wants to get to a state of complete individualism... right now we will always have a mutual connection between all members of society that should not be threatened.
I like this quote because I enjoy the theme of being separate but together. I think it makes the world a little easier to consider when you put yourself into a vast working machine instead of looking at yourself as an individual part. But at the same time we are able to mold ourself into our own unique shapes that fit into society.
I think its interesting that Durkheim says that when the common conscience is disturbed than it is considered a crime. Does that mean if an individual is disturbed then it is not? or does that crime have to be big enough to be noticed by the society? Then isn’t that individual crime considered what we would consider petty crime?
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