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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THE LIFE OF GEORG SIMMEL XXV "Wer. own from as a satly Jd of to a Laz- nach 10re. hen phi- 5 its iew- ;roc- zver nles. the cal on it y of the ab- rma- Laer, reta- ‘ully the \ine- clei- un- his el’s and Hegel's dialectic to attribute it to a mere coinci- dence. In 1885 Simmel became private lecturer (Privat Dozent) at the University of Berlin. During his long career as uni- versity teacher he lectured on a great many different sub- jects, such as logic, principles of philosophy, history of philosophy, modern philosophy, Kant, Lotze, Schopen- hauer, Darwin, pessimism, ethics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of art, psychology, social psychology, political psychology, and sociology. Nor were Simmel’s activities limited to academic dis- courses and public lectures. His prolific pen has turned out more than a hundred essays and a number of volumes of considerable size. His most important books are: Ein- lettung in die Moralwissenschaft, Philosophie des Geldes, Soziologie, Kant, Goethe, Schopenhauer, Rembrandt, and Lebensanschauung (Vier metaphysische Kapitel), the latter published shortly after his death. It was on the lecture platform, however, that he showed his real greatness. As a lecturer he realized to the fullest his manifold talents. His lectures were not only learned, they were an inspiration. He combined a clear, logical analysis with an artistic, impressionistic approach. A beautiful voice, an excellent diction, an appealing person- ality, all contributed to the charm of his address. A vivid gesticulation would bring suggestions of life and growth and give real expression to the dynamic quality of his thought. It would vitalize his discourse just where a mere conceptual abstraction seemed cold and rigid and even the best available word weak and inadequate. Form and sub- ject-matter of his lectures were so perfectly adapted that the logical sequences seemed inevitable stages in a natural anfoldment. He gave his audience more than knowledge. He gave himself, and in so doing he gave of the best of his

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