The number one hundred suits genealogical myths through its inner unity

Evidence

The Hundred has an inner unity and systematic character which makes it particularly suitable for the formation of genealogical myths. It represents a peculiar synthesis of mystical symmetry and rational sense. — Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simmel, 4828

Categorization

  • QUESTION: The passage cuts off mid-thought in the source itself; which ‘other numbers’ are felt accidental and by whom?