296 THE SOCIAL THEORY OF GEORG SIMMEL
Opposition, function of, 113-14 Socialism: guild, 174 note; Marxist,
Organization: on a numerical basis, 174 note; revisionist, 174 note;
139; on a territorial basis, 159-60 syndicalist, 174 note
Socialization: factual explanation of,
75; processes of, 30; psychological
explanation of, 75
Philosophy: as epistemology, 56; as
forerunner of science, 14; as meta-
physics, 12
Philosophy (of history): as episte-
mology, 60-61: as metaphysics, 61
Philosophy (social): as epistemology.
56-58; as metaphysics, 56-58
Prestige, 97
Psychology, subject-matter of, 47-48.
See Social psychology
Rationalism: criticism of (Kant), 4;
criticism of (Simmel), 4
Relativism: Kant’s, 5; Simmel’s, 5-6
Relativity, of truth, 7
Religion: function of, 17-19; as
thought form, 17
Rhythm, of modern life, 234
Society: as association, 82; complexity
of, v; as content, 32, 38; factual
aspect of, 71; as form, 32-33, 3840;
formal aspect of, 71; as independent
of individual components, 25; in-
terpretations of, ix—x; as a mere
aggregate of individual components,
25; nominalistic view of, 26, 88;
psychological aspect of, 71; realistic
view of, 26, 88; relativistic view of,
27, 88; as socialization, 84; as sys-
tem of functions, 85
Sociology: definition of, 34; as meth-
od, 36, 72; as science, xii, 37-44; as
social engineering, xii; as social
ethics, xii; as social philosophy, xii,
88; as synthetic social science, 36;
the task of, 40; technique of, 76-78
Subordination: to a group, 101-2; to
an impersonal principle, 103-6; to
an individual, 97-101; to more than
one superior, 106-8; psychological
aspect of, 108
Symbols, of group unity, 167-69
Science: function of, 16-18; as thought
form, 16-18
Serfdom, 201
Social engineering, vii
Social forces, 29
Social psychology, subject-matter of,
50-53
Social sciences, subject-matter of, 46-
47
Social theory: development of, 258-
63; foundations of nineteenth-cen-
tury, 257-58
Social Unity, 27-29
Technique, of sociology, 76
Tertius gaudens, 134
Tribes, 201
Truth. relativity of, 7-11
Vocation, meaning of, 85-86
