PROSTITUTION FROM THE PHILOSOPHY OF MONEY

Georg Simmel and His Views on His Piece on Prostitution from the Philosophy of Money

Georg Simmel and His Views on His Piece on Prostitution from the Philosophy of Money

The Philosophy of Money

In The Philosophy of Money, Simmel assesses the impact of the money economy on the inner world of actors and the objective culture as a whole. Simmel saw money as linked with social phenomena such as exchange, ownership, greed, extravagance, cynicism, individual freedom, style of life, culture, and the value of personality. In general, he argued that people create value by making objects, separating themselves from ...