Conflict in Modern Culture

Simmel maps out the cultural landscape of his time, the great transformation he witnessed, the apocalypse of the city in modernity, and the solitude of the individual. Through this map, he defines the place of sociology within the social sciences and lays the foundations for critical thought, cultural theory, and cultural studies. By bringing social practices to life in forms and images, he translates life into art and art into life. Conflict in Modern Culture, presented by David Frisby, Simmel's most comprehensive contemporary interpreter, includes three fundamental texts that illuminate his thought on modern culture, the city, and the individual. Georg Simmel is the name of the thinker, sociologist, and philosopher of the city and modernity. -Werner Jung- All the problems that would become the focus of the avant-garde are hidden in Simmel's thoughts on the metropolis. -Manfredo Tafuri- The sociology of culture... It was definitely made possible on the foundations he created. -Georg Lukacs- It is he who guides everyone who is tired of prattling about epistemology or intellectual history by enabling philosophy to return to concrete subjects. -Theodor Adorno-