Georg Simmel and Erving Goffman were influential figures who analysed human experience from a micro-sociological perspective. They examined various social phenomena and derived theories (Davis‚1997:372) such as the ‘Blasé attitude’ (Simmel‚1903:14)‚ and the ‘Dramaturgical perspective’ (Goffman‚1969:153-154). Simmel and Goffman both agreed that the minute aspect of social life are crucial bonds in maintaining the functioning of a society as it impinges on personal experiences (Davis‚1997:376). Their
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2500-60 Modern Art II 6 February 2014 Georg Simmel’s “A Metropolis and Mental Life” Georg Simmel wrote “The Metropolis And Mental Life” as part of a larger series of lectures about how the big cities are taking over and man is being changed by a rapidly evolving society. Although it was written in the early 20th century‚ a lot of what he writes about the thriving cities and contemporary towns still applies to what goes on today. Georg Simmel talks about how men should slowly develop on their own
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A Rural Feel‚ Without Ever Leaving the City The metropolis is a place where nervous stimulation is found everywhere and getting away from it usually involves a trip outside of the metropolis. Satie’s “Gnossiennes No. 1” and Stravinsky’s “Rite” synthesize rural living by connecting with the listener through the unconscious mind. By making use of the ideas that Simmel conveys in his lecture The Metropolis and Mental Life‚ I will reveal how Satie’s Gnossiennes No. 1 and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring transport
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sociological thinker Georg Simmel‚ the rhetorical truth is that thoughts are indeed worth more when one is six feet under. Most accounts of Simmel focus solely on his piecemeal ideas‚ most of which could not be used in any sort of serious empirical research. Although many of his ideas may seem reflexively true to our emotionally charged subjective minds‚ it would be quite difficult to impose positivist research methods to many‚ if not most‚ of Simmel’s concepts. During his life‚ Simmel was regarded as
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Georg Simmel Georg Simmel is German sociologist‚ philosopher‚ and critic from the 19th century. Simmel graduated from the University of Berlin with his Bachelors after studying philosophy and history. Simmel later graduated with his Doctorate also from the University of Berlin with his thesis on Kant’s philosophy of matter. Once graduating with his doctorate Simmel began to teach lectures on different topics such as ethics‚ logic‚ philosophy‚ and of course sociology. Even though Simmel was German
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analysis on Modern and Money Culture. Simmel was a leading early twentieth century European-German scholar who had an apparent and solid influence on sociology in the United States. Although Simmel is classically labelled as a sociologist‚ the depth and breadth of his interest such as philosophy‚ sociology‚ socio-psychology‚ aesthetics‚ cultural analysis‚ literature and art‚ just to name few‚ cannot simply be limited to any one discipline‚ and it is best to approach Simmel as a cultural philosopher.
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Georg Simmel‚ a sociologist and a philosopher born in 1858 in Germany‚ is best known as a microsociologist who played a significant role in the development of small-group research‚ symbolic interactionism and exchenge theory. There are four basic levels of concern in Simmel’s work. First are his assumptions about the psychological workings of social life. Second is his interest in the sociological workings of interpersonal relationships. Third is his work on the structure of and changes in the
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George Simmel In The Philosophy of Money‚ Simmel assesses the impact of the money economy on the inner world of individuals and the objective culture as a whole. In his writings he contends that man is an exchanging animal‚ and money is the most flexible of all exchanges. Man may do what he desires to do‚ and his work or labor is then converted into money. This allows him to work at whatever trade he chooses. Money becomes a bridge between people and objects. He says‚ money drives a wedge between
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M Three Ideologies and Metropolis Metropolis‚ a German science-fiction film‚ was made in 1927. Although the movie is silent and the plot is not so powerful‚ it has an important value in terms of expression of political ideas. Metropolis shows relations between worker class and capitalist rulers. The movie demonstrates the dealings between the two ones and the criticism of excessive capitalism by Democratic Socialism. It is a fact that workers of industrialized Europe countries had serious
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According to Simmel‚ the development of a protective‚ rational barrier has a profound impact on individuals living in a metropolis. A modern individual becomes indifferent‚ the “blasé outlook” becomes a consequence of the urban mind-set which results in a larger degree of personal freedom‚ they are freed from prejudices‚ develop a cosmopolitan attitude which develops a greater degree of personal freedom and struggle to maintain their personality and preserve their unique inwardness in a metropolis. The
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