“As all the other beliefs and practices assume less and less religious a character, the individual becomes the object of a sort of religion. We carry on the worship of the dignity of the human person, which, like all strong acts of worship, has already acquired its superstitions.” DignityIndividualism Book:The Division of Labor in Society Source: The Division of Labor in Society
“When there is no other aim but to outstrip constantly the point arrived at, how painful to be thrown back!...Since imagination is hungry for novelty, and ungoverned, it gropes at random” PhilosophySocietySuicideIndividualismSociologyAnomie Author:Émile Durkheim