homo duplex

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is the 'double center of gravity' of man, made up on the one hand of 'our individuality (and, more particularly, our body in which it is based), and on the other, of everything in us that expresses something other than ourselves.

In an essay entitled 'The dualism of human nature and its social conditions', Durkheim identified the double sense of being a man as 'homo duplex' (1960a: 328). Homo duplex is the 'double center of gravity', made up of 'our individuality-and, more particularly, our body in which it is based... and on the other is everything in us that express something other than ourselves' (Durkheim 1960a: 328).

is the belief that a human being is defined by an antagonism between instinctual desires and desires to obey social pressures.

the belief that a human being is comprised of an antagonism between (1) the instinctual desires of the human animal and (2) the desire to follow and obey societal pressures (rules, morals, & ethics) to maintain self-control l (see E. Durkheim).

homo duplex, n.Definitions

homo duplex