The individual can maintain himself in a society definitely organized only through possessing an equally definite mental and moral constitution. This... →
Emile Durkheim
In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
If I wasn't doing this, I'd be in school studying political science or socioeconomic something. I love visiting different cultures and... →
Eliza Dushku
I think the idea of the social construction of beauty - this idea that beauty is simply whatever culture or society says it is - is on the run. Of... →
Denis Dutton
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.
Henry Van Dyke
Michael Jackson carried urban America and eventually American society on his vocal cords for a good 25 to 30 years before even hip-hop became the vox... →
Michael Eric Dyson
To be a good reporter, writing about war, you have to write about the people. It's not about the tanks or the RPGs or military strategy. It's... →
Janine di Giovanni
The role of inequity in society is grossly underestimated. Inequity is not good for your health, basically.
Frans de Waal
Personally, I think it is possible to build a society that is moral on a nonreligious basis, but the jury is still out on that.
You should know as much as you can about the human species if you have a hand in designing human society.