Georg Simmel was een belangrijke Duitse socioloog en filosoof die zich richtte op sociale individualiteit en fragmentatie in de moderne samenleving. Zijn neokantiaanse benadering onderzocht de aard van de samenleving en introduceerde de concepten 'vormen' en 'inhouden' om sociale en culturele fenomenen te analyseren. Simmel was een pionier van de stedelijke sociologie en sociale netwerkanalyse, en zijn ideeën beïnvloedden de kritische theorie. Hij verdiepte zich ook in filosofische onderwerpen zoals emotie en romantische liefde, en bood een uniek perspectief op de menselijke ervaring.
Georg Simmel's writings on art and aesthetics are compiled in this groundbreaking collection, featuring many essays translated into English for the first time. Renowned as a founding figure of modern sociology, Simmel's insights into various cultural aspects, including aesthetics, landscape, theater, and literature, are showcased. Edited and translated by Austin Harrington, the volume includes his insightful introduction, which adds depth to the understanding of Simmel’s influence on early 20th-century cultural theory.
Published in 1918, this title is the author's final work. Composed in the years before his death, it was, according to Simmel, his 'testament', a capstone work of profound metaphysical inquiry intended to formulate his conception of life in its entirety.
"Of those who created the intellectual capital used to launch the enterprise of professional sociology, Georg Simmel was perhaps the most original and fecund. In search of a subject matter for sociology that would distinguish it from all other social sciences and humanistic disciplines, he charted a new field for discovery and proceeded to explore a world of novel topics in works that have guided and anticipated the thinking of generations of sociologists. Such distinctive concepts of contemporary sociology as social distance, marginality, urbanism as a way of life, role-playing, social behavior as exchange, conflict as an integrating process, dyadic encounter, circular interaction, reference groups as perspectives, and sociological ambivalence embody ideas which Simmel adumbrated more than six decades ago."—Donald N. LevineHalf of the material included in this edition of Simmel's writings represents new translations. This includes Simmel's important, lengthy, and previously untranslated "Group Expansion and Development of Individuality," as well as three selections from his most neglected work, Philosophy of Money ; in addition, the introduction to Probleme der Geschichtsphilosophie , chapter one of the Lebensanschauung , and three essays are translated for the first time.
The complete translation of Simmel's classic work in which he provides us with a dazzling and wide-ranging discussion of the social, psychological and philosophical aspects of the money economy.
Anticipating contemporary deconstructive readings of philosophical texts, Georg Simmel pits the two German masters of philosophy of life against each other in a play of opposition and supplementation. This first English translation of Simmel's work includes an extensive introduction, providing the reader with ready access to the text by mapping its discursive strategies.
A quartet of essays on great European cities from the groundbreaking thinker Georg Simmel These brilliant essays, from one of Germany's greatest and most influential thinkers, are beautifully written and highly readable portraits of three Italian cities: Rome, Venice and Florence. Simmel saw the city as a work of art in itself, and taken together these pieces act as a powerful suite expounding that notion. A seminal work of psycho-geography, this collection has never been published together in English before.
Exploring the intricacies of value, this work delves into philosophical questions surrounding ethics, aesthetics, and the nature of worth. It offers a critical examination of how values shape human experience and decision-making. By analyzing various philosophical perspectives, the author invites readers to reflect on their own beliefs and the implications of value systems in society. The text serves as both a theoretical exploration and a practical guide for understanding the complexities of value in everyday life.
Georg Simmel explores the interplay between individuality and society, arguing that personal development is achieved through social interaction. However, he posits that individuals retain a core essence that remains distinct and cannot be fully assimilated into the social fabric. This essay delves into the complexities of socialization and the inherent tension between the self and societal influences.
