The Urban Psyche of George Simmel

Nyomi Kvapilik
6 min readNov 12, 2020

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In Georg Simmel’s book, “The Metropolis and Mental Life”, he investigates the psychological pressures that arise when living in modern cities. Simmel is concerned that humans are not psychologically prepared to handle the challenges that come with city life, consequently, city dwellers unconsciously develop different attitudes to “protect” themselves. As the foundation of his theory, Simmel uses a methodological relationist…

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