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Georg Simmel was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic. Simmel was influential in the field of sociology. Simmel was one of the first generation of German sociologists: his neo-Kantian approach laid the foundations for sociological antipositivism, asking what is society?—directly alluding to Kant's … See more
Early life and education
Georg Simmel was born in Berlin, Germany, as the youngest of seven children to an assimilated Jewish family. His father, Eduard Simmel (1810–1874), a prosperous businessman and … See moreIn 1885, Simmel became a privatdozent at the University of Berlin, officially lecturing in philosophy but also in ethics, logic, pessimism, art, psychology and sociology. His lectures were not only popular inside the university, but attracted the intellectual elite of Berlin as … See more
On the metropolis
One of Simmel's most notable essays is "The Metropolis and Mental Life" ("Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben") from 1903, which was … See moreEdited works of Simmel
• Andrews, John A. Y., and Donald N. Levine, trans. 2010. The View of Life: Four Metaphysical … See moreThere are four basic levels of concern in Simmel's work:
1. The psychological workings of social life
2. The sociological workings of interpersonal relationships See moreSimmel's major monographic works include, in chronological order:
• Über sociale Differenzierung (1890). Leipzig: Duncker & … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - People also ask
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