Larger social circles expand possibilities for developing unique inner lives.

Evidence

This, then, is the connection that links mental differentiation to the size of the circle in which objective mind originates. The circle may be a social, real one, or it may be of a more abstract, literary, historical sort: as that circle enlarges, so too do the possibilities of developing our inner lives; as its cultural offerings increase, regardless of how objective or abstract they may be, so too do the chances of developing the distinctiveness, the uniqueness, the sufficiency of existence of our inner lives and their intellectual, aesthetic, and practical productivity. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 655

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Rare and brief city encounters push people to stylize themselves as sharply individualized — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 759; Individuality increases as the social circle expands — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 591; In narrow circles individuality requires leadership or complete inner independence — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 621 (+5 more)

Related

• Individuality increases as the social circle expands (similarity 0.88)
• Individualism of equality and individualism of inequality both require large social circles. (similarity 0.84)
• Larger social circles encourage individual freedom; smaller ones restrict it (similarity 0.82)
• In narrow circles individuality requires leadership or complete inner independence (similarity 0.82)
• Richer individuals need wider choice circles to satisfy their specific needs (similarity 0.82)
• Greatly widened circles permit misanthropic detachment and extreme individualism (similarity 0.81)
• The individual’s inner mental relations mirror social relations among persons (similarity 0.81)
• Individualization loosens ties with the near to enable ties with the distant (similarity 0.81)
• The narrow circle and the large circle yield equal life chances (similarity 0.80)
• Individual mental distinctiveness emerges only from contact with objective culture. (similarity 0.80)
• Expanded social circles throw the individual back upon himself (similarity 0.79)
• Each person holds a constant ratio of individual to social factors (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Individual diversity can be conceived as a division of labor among unique beings #expands (0.65) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 691