The social Theory of Georg Simmel

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Identifikator:: 1024612627

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-166627

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Spykman, Nicholas J. http://d-nb.info/gnd/124229867

Title:: The social Theory of Georg Simmel

Place of publication:: Chicago

Publisher:: Univ. of Chicago Press.

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: XXIX, 297 S

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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SPATIAL RELATIONS OF SOCIAL FORMS 153 1t re- rn ral ng (= re- ic. er- ent lo- uld up. "es- der Tro- nce om the ity, me .ar- are ns, for -on- als, sed the its the on of its unity is not only a spatial expression, but also a pow- erful means of further strengthening and preserving that unity. Not only is the men’s house in primitive communi- ties the spatial expression of the formation of a special class, but this class formation could never have taken place without the house as its objectivation and the focal point for its reciprocities.! Distance and Proximity Not only the spatial relations to a focal point, but also the spatial relations between the elements themselves, are of importance for the form of the socialization. Socializa- tions between persons at a distance would be greatly modi- fied if the individuals were brought into spatial proximity. A business combination, a friendship, a society of stamp- collectors, and a religious community can temporarily or permanently dispense with personal contact. But the ties which unite the members would be quantitatively and qualitatively modified if there were no intervening space to be bridged. The relationships of a purely factual and impersonal character and the relationships of a purely emotional char- acter apparently overcome the disadvantages of spatial separateness in the most successful manner. In the case of the former, such as scientific and commercial transac- tions, this is due to the fact that their content can be fully expressed in logical forms and can therefore be transferred in writing. In the case of the latter, such as relationships whose content is a religious feeling or a personal love and devotion, it is due to the fact that emotion and imagina- tion often overcome the conditions of time and space in a mystical manner. For relationships which are not of such an extreme tvoe. but which partake of both characteristics, 1 Soz., pp. 630-40.

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