Form and Dialectic in Georg Simmel's Sociology [electronic resource] : A New Interpretation /
Schermer, H.author.
Jary, D.author.
This book shows that a dialectical conceptual model underpins Georg Simmel's writings. The book provides key examples of social forms - including fashion, the secret and money - as exemplifications of this method. The volume concludes with a reassessment of Simmel's relevance today.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Simmel's method and the historical context of his work -- Interaction, form and the dialectical approach -- The historical context of Simmel's sociology -- Exemplifications -- Fashion as a social form -- The poor man -- The secret and secret societies -- Further aspects of Simmel's method -- A postscript to part II and an introduction to part III -- Absolute and relative : the operation of a single polarity -- The philosophy of the "as if" : the role of "fictions" in science and social life -- Echoes of Darwin : Simmel's evolutionism -- The contemporary Simmel -- The overall terrain and contemporary relevance of Simmel's oeuvre -- Bibliography 1: Simmel texts -- Bibliography 2: other texts -- Name index -- Subject index.
This book shows that a dialectical conceptual model underpins Georg Simmel's writings. The book provides key examples of social forms - including fashion, the secret and money - as exemplifications of this method. The volume concludes with a reassessment of Simmel's relevance today.
Simmel, Georg, 1858-1918.
Philosophy.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Political philosophy.
Philosophy and science.
History of Philosophy.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
Social Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Philosophy of Science.