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What two scholars influenced Émile Durkheim?
During his university studies at the École, Durkheim was influenced by two neo-Kantian scholars, Charles Bernard Renouvier and Émile Boutroux.
What principles did Charles Bernard Renouvier and Émile Boutroux have that influenced Émile Durkheim?
The principles Durkheim absorbed from them included rationalism, scientific study of morality, anti-utilitarianism and secular education.
What was Émile Durkheim's primary or main influence for inspiration on sociology?
A fundamental influence on Durkheim's thought was the sociological positivism of Auguste Comte.
What was Émile Durkheim's secondary influence on sociology?
A second influence on Durkheim's view of society beyond Comte's positivism was the epistemological outlook called social realism.

Question: what did he think about scientific laws?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Émile Durkheim think about scientific laws?