Nobility is self-sufficient like a framed work of art
Evidence
This recruiting from within conveys the unique insularity and self-sufficiency of this status group which, so to speak, can and may need nothing that lies outside itself. The nobility is, thereby, like an island in the world. It is comparable to a work of art, within which each part also takes its meaning from the whole, and which shows through its frame that the world cannot enter, that it is absolutely sufficient unto itself. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 512
Categorization
- XREF: The frame/insularity image parallels the bounded self of the flâneur in the reading essay, who walls off urban overload through blasé detachment. — connects to: Noblesse oblige makes every moment of the noble fixed by law — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 495; Labor is means-oriented while aristocratic ethos centers on personal being — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 515; Nobility smelted individuals into the group while aiming at individual self-sufficiency — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 522 (+1 more)
Related
- Nobility smelted individuals into the group while aiming at individual self-sufficiency (similarity 0.85)
- Nobility uniquely synthesized collective standardization with individual freedom (similarity 0.82)
- Nobility’s prestige depends on cohesive circle boundaries being recognized. (similarity 0.80)
- Noblesse oblige makes every moment of the noble fixed by law (similarity 0.79)
- Labor is means-oriented while aristocratic ethos centers on personal being (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Nobility uniquely synthesized collective standardization with individual freedom
#corroborates(0.70) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 521 - Nobility smelted individuals into the group while aiming at individual self-sufficiency
#corroborates(0.65) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 522