ISBN:
9781137276018
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (339 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Form and Dialectic in Georg Simmel's Sociology : A New Interpretation
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Simmel's Method and the Historical Context of His Work; 1 Interaction, Form and the Dialectical Approach - Simmel's Analytical Conceptual Framework; 2 Simmel's Life and the Context of His Work; Part II: Exemplifications; 3 Fashion as a Form; 4 The Poor; 5 The Secret and Secret Societies; Part III: Further Aspects and Implications of Simmel's Method; 6 Absolute and Relative - The Operation of a Single Polarity; 7 The Philosophy of the 'As If' - The Role of 'Fictions' in Science and Social Life
Description / Table of Contents:
8 Echoes of Darwin: Simmel's EvolutionismPart IV: The Contemporary Simmel; 9 The Overall Terrain and Contemporary Relevance of Simmel's Oeuvre; Notes; Bibliographies and a Note on Translations; Index
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