Georg Simmel: On Women, Sexuality and Love
Georg Simmel (Author), Guy Oakes (Translator)A recurrent theme of the essays is Simmel's description of the cultural conditions that make it difficult for women to contribute to a culture that operates according to male standards and criteria. Simmel considers the possibility of a distinctively female culture but opposes his own proposal with skeptical arguments that suggest a radical and unresolvable conflict between the nature of culture and the female mode of being. He offers no solution, but his analyses are a major contribution to an understanding of the roots of the sexual dichotomies of modern civilization.
Guy Oakes is professor of philosophy and corporate values, School of Business Administration, Monmouth College; and professor of sociology at the New School for Social Research.