In Search of Unity: Georg Simmel on Italian Cities as Works of Art

The article suggests that Simmel’s thought should be interpreted as a coherent series of continuous attempts to solve philosophically the dilemmas entailed in the German ideal of Bildung. By analysing Simmel’s three short essays on Italian cities, and by placing them in the context of both his own i...

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Published inTheory, culture & society Vol. 29; no. 7-8; pp. 101 - 123
Main Author Podoksik, Efraim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2012
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Cities
Cultural studies
Dilemmas
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
Individuality
Intellectual Development
Intellectuals
Italy
Personality
Philosophers
Philosophy
Simmel, Georg
Simmel, Georg (1858-1918)
Social philosophy
Sociologists
Studies
Values
Works of art
Italy
Simmel
art
Geisteswissenschaften
Nietzsche
Italy
individuality
Germany
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Summary:The article suggests that Simmel’s thought should be interpreted as a coherent series of continuous attempts to solve philosophically the dilemmas entailed in the German ideal of Bildung. By analysing Simmel’s three short essays on Italian cities, and by placing them in the context of both his own intellectual development and the intellectual context of his time, the article will show how ideas expressed in these essays reflect this basic character of Simmel’s thought. In other words, far from being independent momentary images, Simmel’s essays on Italian cities reflect his concern with whether and how culture in general, and works of art in particular, may help modern personality reconcile itself with the world.
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ISSN:0263-2764
1460-3616
DOI:10.1177/0263276411435568