← Georg SimmelThe Philosophy of Moneyby Georg SimmelFoundational sociological treatise examining money's cultural and psychological effectsFind on Amazon↗About the authorGeorg SimmelSimmel 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.More by Georg SimmelSociologyComprehensive 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→