Philosophy of MoneyGeorg Simmel, David Frisby
Philosophy of Money
by Georg Simmel, David Frisby · first published 2004
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Another, earlier book that essentially takes the same premise but in a far grander fashion is Georg Simmel's Philosophy of Money, which takes money as the central organizing factor of contemporary society and examines everything from that standpoint. I would highly recommend it; though it's quite long, and if you don't have time…
on “The Use of Knowledge in Society (1945) [pdf]” ↗If you're interested in the history of this topic, check out Debt: The First 5000 Years[1] by David Graeber and The Philosophy of Money[2] by Georg Simmel, a sociologist whose main work was on money as a social phenomenon. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philosophy_of_Money
on “The Future of Money Depends on Busting Fairy Tales About Its Past” ↗…ignorance: the errors of the knowledge society (original: Theorie der Unbildung: die Irrtümer der Wissensgesellschaft, 2006 ) Elias Canetti - Crowds and Power (original: Masse und Macht, 1960) Georg Simmel - Philosophy of Money (original: Philosophie des Geldes, 1900) edit: formatting
on “Ask HN: Do you read philosophy?” ↗I have George Simmel's "The Philosophy of Money" but I haven't read it yet. Bought it on the recommendation of this guy: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-independence-of-money....
on “The Emerging Wisdom Revolution” ↗…born), and in that regards money is indeed one of the most social/societal things ever. As a matter of fact sociology itself as a science was partly born as a result of Georg Simmel's book called "The Philosophy of Money" [1], published more than 100 years ago. > Probably considered Simmel's greatest work, Simmel saw money as a structuring agent that helps us understand the totality of life. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philosophy_of_Money
on “The Invention of Money” ↗