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.
Form and dialectic in Georg Simmel's sociology : a new interpretation by Henry Schermer. ISBN 9781137276018. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.