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Simmel / Thomas Kemple.
Van Pelt Library HM479.S55 A58 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kemple, Thomas M., 1962- author.
- Series:
- Classic thinkers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Simmel, Georg, 1858-1918--Political and social views.
- Simmel, Georg.
- Simmel, Georg, 1858-1918.
- Sociologists--Biography.
- Sociologists.
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Political and social views.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: The Problem of Fitting in and Standing Out p. 1
- Excursus on Social Evolution: Simmel without Spencer and Freud p. 19
- Part I Philosophy of Money p. 23
- 2 The Price of Freedom p. 27
- Excursus on Social Quantities: Simmel before Durkheim and Tarde p. 39
- 3 Functional Values and Personal Worth p. 43
- Excursus on Cultural Capitalism: Simmel with Weber and Sombart p. 56
- 4 The Lifestyles of Fast Capitalism p. 59
- Excursus on Class Conflict: Simmel beneath Marx and Engels p. 71
- Part II Sociology of Metropolises p. 75
- 5 Privacy and Secrecy in Mass Society p. 79
- Excursus on Maternal Feminism: Simmel between Marianne Weber and Gilman p. 91
- 6 The Cosmopolitan Worldview and Urban Fashion p. 96
- Excursus on Sociological Vitalism: Simmel through Bergson and Mannheim p. 110
- 7 The Propertied and the Poor Person in the Big City p. 114
- Excursus on Race Relations, Strangers, and Other Marginals: Simmel behind Park and Du Bois p. 126
- Part III Cultures of Modernity p. 133
- 8 The Ruin and Renewal of Life p. 137
- Excursus on Sustainability and Surplus: Simmel alongside Veblen and Mauss p. 149
- 9 Adventures in Space and, Time p. 153
- Excursus on Spatiality and Temporality: Simmel after Martineau and Tocqueville p. 166
- 10 Conclusion: The Tragedy of Individuality p. 170
- Excursus on Identity and Difference: Simmel across Mead and Husserl p. 185.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kemple, Thomas M., 1962- Simmel.
- ISBN:
- 9781509521104
- 1509521100
- 9781509521111
- 1509521119
- OCLC:
- 1030768278
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