The Philosophy of Money

In The Philosophy of Money, Georg Simmel presents a remarkable and
wide-ranging discussion of the social, psychological and philosophical
aspects of the money economy. He provides us with a detailed analysis of
the circulation and exchange of commodities, while considering the
relationship of money to the human personality, the position of women,
individual freedom and other key areas of human existence. Through this
he creates a series of brilliant insights into the forms which social
relationships take and gives us a comprehensive analysis of the
interrelationships between the most diverse and seemingly unconnected
social and cultural phenomena.
This pioneering work by Georg Simmel has increasingly been recognized
as an important and influential economic and sociological text. This edition
contains a substantial new preface by David Frisby, in which he
reconsiders Simmel’s ideas and theories in the light of historical and
contemporary concerns.