This book argues for the centrality of Georg Simmel's social theory to the relational and processual emphases that are often considered as much more recent developments in social theory. Situating Simmel's work in particular with respect to New Vitalism and Bruno Latour's work, the book shows that Simmel has still an enormous amount to contribute.

Autorentext
OLLI PYYHTINEN teaches sociology at the University of Turku, Finland. His research interests include social theory, process thinking, object-oriented sociology, collectivity, and art.

Inhalt
Introdction The Social in Social Theory? Relationality, Life and Philosophy Event Dynamics Excluded Thirds, Included: On Being-With Relations and Circulating Objects Individuality and the Outside of Relations Conclusion: Simmel and Contemporary Social Theory