Sociability and subjectividade fragmentation: reflections on the constituition of the modern individual from GEORG SIMMEL

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2013v18n2p133

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Simmel, Modernity, Sociability, Subjectivity

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to articulate Simmel’s perspectives about human subjectivity, observed in studies related to culture, with the form of established sociability. The focus is on the way society is structured, through the articulation of subjectivity and objectivity interferences in  modern individual construction. Finally, the paper present questions concerning objectivity oppression and the consequent subjectitivity fragmentation.

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Author Biography

Wallace Faustino da Rocha Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF

Doctor in Social Sciences from the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF. Professor at the Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais - UEMG.

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2013-12-30

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ROCHA RODRIGUES, W. F. da. Sociability and subjectividade fragmentation: reflections on the constituition of the modern individual from GEORG SIMMEL. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 18, n. 2, p. 133–147, 2013. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2013v18n2p133. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/17667. Acesso em: 16 may. 2024.

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