Georg Simmel and the sociology of the futile

in the cracks of the social and the intimate...

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2024.1.45762

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Georg Simmel, social reality, sociology of the futile.

Abstract

Georg Simmel, first recognised for the development of a sociology called 'formel', reminds us that the production of sociological knowledge sometimes takes paths and routes which we thought were not strictly scientific, but which turn out to be essential for understanding social reality.

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Philippe Joron, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 (UPVM3), Montpellier, France.

PhD in Sociology from Université René Descartes Sorbonne – Paris V, France. Professor of Sociology and former vice-president of the Board of Directors of Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 (UPVM3), in Montpellier, France; former dean of the Faculté des Sciences du Sujet et de la Société – UFR5; director of the Laboratoire d'Études Interdisciplinaires sur le Réel et les Imaginaires Sociaux – LEIRIS.

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2024-09-13

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Joron, P. (2024). Georg Simmel and the sociology of the futile: in the cracks of the social and the intimate. Revista FAMECOS, 31(1), e45762. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2024.1.45762

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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2024): Single Volume - Continuous flow

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