Georg Simmel
Simmel was the most penetrating of early sociologists, analyzing the forms of social interaction — exchange, conflict, secrecy, fashion — with an aphoristic brilliance that influenced Benjamin, Lukács, and the entire tradition of cultural sociology.
Works
- The Philosophy of MoneyFoundational sociological treatise examining money's cultural and psychological effects
- SociologyComprehensive study of society, interaction, and human social forms
- The Stranger
- The Metropolis and Mental LifeEssay on how urban environments shape consciousness and mental life
- On Individuality and Social FormsSociological essays on individual expression and social structure