Birthdate: March 1, 1858
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 26, 1918
Georg Simmel was a prominent German sociologist, philosopher, and critic known for his influential contributions to sociology. He was one of the first German sociologists and his neo-Kantian approach laid the foundation for sociological antipositivism, focusing on concepts of social individuality and fragmentation. Simmel’s analyses of social and cultural phenomena in terms of forms and contents, as well as his work on urban sociology and symbolic interactionism, positioned him as a precursor to structuralist reasoning in the social sciences. His nonpositivist theory, along with Max Weber’s ideas, had a significant impact on the critical theory of the Frankfurt School.
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