Form and dialectic in Georg Simmel's sociology : a new interpretation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schermer, Henry
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Jary, David
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Subjects:	Simmel, Georg, > 1858-1918. Sociology > Methodology. Sociology. Clothing and dress > History > 18th century. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Simmel's method and the historical context of his work
Interaction, form and the dialectical approach
The historical context of Simmel's sociology
Exemplifications
Fashion as a social form
The poor man
The secret and secret societies
Further aspects of Simmel's method
A postscript to part II and an introduction to part III
Absolute and relative : the operation of a single polarity
The philosophy of the "as if" : the role of "fictions" in science and social life
Echoes of Darwin : Simmel's evolutionism
The contemporary Simmel
The overall terrain and contemporary relevance of Simmel's oeuvre
Bibliography 1: Simmel texts
Bibliography 2: other texts
Name index
Subject index.