Georg Simmel, the unknown sociologist
1. Georg Simmel, the Unknown Sociologist
Lost somewhere between Comte, Marx, and Parsons
2. Georg Simmel: Individual and Mass
Humans are social, in the individual and the mass
3. Georg Simmel: Social Humans at Play
Away from goal-oriented activity, we humans can be purely sociable.
4. Georg Simmel: 18th and 19th Century View of Freedom
Equality and freedom combined, or fighting each other
5. Georg Simmel: Numbers and Social Life
With numbers we organize on abstract rather than kinship principles
With numbers we organize on abstract rather than kinship principles
6. Georg Simmel: The Individual and the "Dyad"
The Dyad is the individual as part of a two-person social relationship
The Dyad is the individual as part of a two-person social relationship
7. Georg Simmel: Expansion of the Dyad
When the Dyad expands to three, there are three kinds of relationship
When the Dyad expands to three, there are three kinds of relationship
A monarch is both revered and resented
9. Georg Simmel: Subordination under a Plurality
Living under a group is best when the rulers are not in conflict
Living under a group is best when the rulers are not in conflict
Living under a principle is both liberating and enslaving
The quest for freedom is also a quest for domination. It's complicated
We act based on our knowledge of facts and people, but our knowledge is full of error
13. Georg Simmel: Types of Relationships by Reciprocal Knowledge
The personal vs. the objective; "Confidence" vs. "Discretion"
The personal vs. the objective; "Confidence" vs. "Discretion"
Meaning not just privacy and modesty, but the deliberate attempt to hide stuff
15. Georg Simmel: The Secret Society
The whole point of a secret society is the "protection" of invisibility for the members as members
The whole point of a secret society is the "protection" of invisibility for the members as members
Faithfulness is the glue that binds society -- and relationships -- together
17. Georg Simmel: The Negatives of Collective Behavior
The bigger the group the fewer the things in common, and the more coercion needed
The bigger the group the fewer the things in common, and the more coercion needed
18. Georg Simmel: The Stranger
The person who comes today, stays for tomorrow, and imports stuff into society
The person who comes today, stays for tomorrow, and imports stuff into society
19. Georg Simmel: The Metropolis and Mental Life
The calculating nature of metropolitan life tends "to transform the world into an arithmetic problem"
The calculating nature of metropolitan life tends "to transform the world into an arithmetic problem"
Brief rundown on Simmel's ideas
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