George Simmel (born March 1, 1858, in Berlin, Germany—died September 26, 1918, in

Strassburg) is widely known for his work as the founder of "Formal Sociology." George Simmel
is also known for "Sociology of Social Forms." (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023). George
Simmel worked to improve our mental health, metaphysics, aesthetics, and the development of
the sociological methodology for our community. His philosophical essays on our personal and
social interaction were very influential In the result of quantitative analysis in sociology, which
George Simmel taught at the Universities of Berlin from 1885 to 1914 and Strassburg from 1914
to 1918. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023). George said that when conflict is resolved, tension
decreases, and agreements may be reached. George Simmel's works proved to us how important
money is for the economy in a sociological way.

George Simmel clarifies individuals' adjustments and moderations in reaction to external

circumstances. (Simmel, 1950). We have a high intellect and ability to learn, and George Simmel
was very interested in how we interact in politics, economics, aesthetics, and metaphysics. One
of his primary concerns was about the significance of money in our economy, which George
Simmel stressed in mental health. (Simmel, 1950). George Simmel saw money as a clash
between our views on the economy, and George Simmel also believed that money is a prevalent
thing to all of us, and this way, everything comes to a numerical significance level possible.
George Simmel anticipated that the city's lifestyle filled with excitement would stimulate us in
many ways. Still, George Simmel also believed that this kind of exposure could be sensory
overload and it would bring exhaustion to our energy level.

According to George Simmel, the possible outcome was a psychological condition where we feel
materials are no different from others without differentiation, and this resulted in a mental
mindset that money would become more prominent and a sense of values distinguished by the
amount of money we are rated for and this way if we want to adapt our urban life then the value
system will be decreased for sure and this way we will have less interaction with other people in
our urban community. According to George Simmel, if we live in a small town, we may fall
behind the times, but if we live in a metropolitan area, we may feel constrained if we are placed
in the same environment. As the people of the metropolitan area, we can flourish better in a
restricted region which will let us develop a broadness of the mind and distinct thinking as much
as possible, and this way, we can get a better understanding of ourselves through the
metropolitan system.

References:

Encyclopedia Britannica. (n.d.). Georg Simmel. In Britannica. Retrieved February 25, 2023
from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Simmel

Simmel, G. (1950). The Metropolis and mental life. In Weinstein, D. (Ed.). The sociology of
Georg Simmel. Trans. K. Wolff. (pp. 409-424). Free Press.

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and Vancouver, British Columbia: OpenStax College, Rice University, & B.C. Open Textbook
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