Conflicts and problems serve life independently of ever being solved
Evidence
It is a philistine prejudice that conflicts and problems are dreamt up merely for the sake of their solution. Both in fact have additional tasks in the economy and history of life, tasks which they fulfill independently of their own solutions. Thus they exist in their own right, even if the future does not replace conflicts with their resolutions, but only replaces their forms and contents with others. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 868
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to Simmel’s broader form-versus-life dialectic in The Conflict in Modern Culture and to the blasé attitude as a coping form. — connects to: Irreconcilable conflict gives society its texture, durability, and resilience — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 93; Conflict is a positive force distinct from mere indifference — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 276; Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced — Kierkegaard. — The mystery of life cannot be solved by science (+1 more)
Related
- Simmel’s conflicts are mostly productive rather than tragic (similarity 0.85)
- Irreconcilable conflict gives society its texture, durability, and resilience (similarity 0.82)
- Conflict is a positive force distinct from mere indifference (similarity 0.81)
- Conflict destructive at one level can integrate the larger group (similarity 0.80)
Broader Connections
- Irreconcilable conflict gives society its texture, durability, and resilience
#corroborates(0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 93 - Conflict is a positive force distinct from mere indifference
#corroborates(0.70) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 276 - Life’s destructive elements are positive fulfillments within the whole
#corroborates(0.65) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 983