Every social content is also individually borne and intelligible
Evidence
All those contents of life are directly borne by individuals. Some one person has conceived them. They fill the consciousness of someone; they bring someone pleasure or pain. Although they are social, they are at the same time individual, intelligible in terms of the psychic processes in this or that individual. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 212
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Every group member is simultaneously part and object of the group — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 436; Every person is perceived as both unique individual and general type — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 174; Human life must be understood under both individual and social attributes at once — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 213 (+2 more)
Related
- Every group member is simultaneously part and object of the group (similarity 0.83)
- Human sociality is one possibility among several, not the only lens on experience (similarity 0.79)
- Each person is a fragment even of their own singular type (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Human life must be understood under both individual and social attributes at once
#expands(0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 213 - Every person is perceived as both unique individual and general type
#corroborates(0.65) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 174 - Every diary embodies a personal and universal narrative.
#exemplifies(0.55) — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 847 - Language is socially constructed and speaks through individuals
#qualifies(0.50)