Form and dialectic in Georg Simmel's sociology : a new interpretation
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Form and dialectic in Georg Simmel's sociology : a new interpretation
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references(p. 302-316) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
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. The Historical Context of Simmel's Sociology PART II: EXEMPLIFICATIONS 3. Fashion as a Social Form 4. The Poor Man 5. The Secret and Secret Societies PART III: FURTHER ASPECTS 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 8. Echoes of Darwin - Simmel's Evolutionism PART IV: THE CONTEMPORARY SIMMEL 9. The Overall Terrain and Contemporary Relevance of Simmel's Oeuvre
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