Classic forms resist fashion because they lack points of attack for change
Evidence
The nature of the classic is determined by a concentration of the parts around a fixed centre; classic objects possess an air of composure, which does not offer so many points of attack, as it were, from which modification, disturbance, destruction of the equilibrium might emanate. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 745
Categorization
- XREF: This causal explanation of why some forms resist change connects to the reader’s broader theme of what stabilizes versus disrupts social and cultural forms. — connects to: Fashion dictates styles with no objective, aesthetic, or practical justification. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 715; Rapid fashion change signals nervous exhaustion in an era — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 722; Fashion recurs cyclically because old forms regain the charm of difference once forgotten — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 743 (+4 more)
Related
- Fashion recurs cyclically because old forms regain the charm of difference once forgotten (similarity 0.83)
- Anti-classicism attacks form itself, not just particular forms (similarity 0.82)
- Fashion dictates styles with no objective, aesthetic, or practical justification. (similarity 0.81)
- Tradition does not resist change but lacks markers to give change meaning. (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Tradition is about how elements are articulated, not about persistence of old forms
#expands(0.55) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1017 - Conceptualization inevitably imposes form on formless life
#corroborates(0.40) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 1018