Horst J. Helle 
The Social Thought of Georg Simmel [EPUB ebook] 

Chapter 1: Georg Simmel – The Man and His Work
Chapter 2: Sociology as One of the Humanities
Chapter 3: Individualization as Ethical Concern
Chapter 4: What Religions Have in Common
Chapter 5: Evolution: The Family and Private Life
Chapter 6: Equality versus Liberty: Competition and Money
Chapter 7: Sociology Saves Lives: Vitalism and the Poor Person
Chapter 8: Further Readings: Living in Big Cities

Horst J. Helle is a native and resident of Germany. He has an MBA from the University of Kansas. Before and after his graduate work there, he studied at the university in his hometown of Hamburg. There he received another business degree, a doctorate of philosophy in sociology, and the license to teach sociology as Privatdozent. Then he held tenured professorships at the Aachen Institute of Technology, the University of Vienna, and the University of Munich. Throughout his career he has worked in other countries, including spending a year as a research fellow at The University of Chicago and, since 1996, teaching in mainland China. For additional information and a list of his publications, see http://www.horst-helle.de.