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Papers by Horst J Helle

Einführung in die Soziologie

Courses by Helle

List of lectures and courses I taught

The Social Thought of Georg Simmel

Die Theorie der Symbolischen Interaktion (TSI) bezeichnet man auch als symbolischen Interaktionis... more Die Theorie der Symbolischen Interaktion (TSI) bezeichnet man auch als symbolischen Interaktionismus. Ihre Entstehung ist nur vor dem Hintergrund der geistigen Situation der USA um die Jahrhundertwende und anschliesend wahrend der ersten Jahrzehnte des 20. Jahrhunderts richtig zu deuten. Ihre Grundlagen haben die fruhen Vertreter der TSI dem Behaviorismus und dem Pragmatismus entnommen. Bevor wir uns mit diesen geistigen Quellen im einzelnen beschaftigen, soll die positivistische Ausgangslage der amerikanischen Soziologie skizziert werden, weil sich die TSI in kritischer Auseinandersetzung damit entwickelt hat.

Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag eBooks, Dec 31, 1996

Duncker & Humblot eBooks, 1982

The Social Thought of Georg Simmel

British Journal of Sociology, Mar 1, 1987

The German sociologist and philosopher Georg Simmel wrote a number of essays that deal directly w... more The German sociologist and philosopher Georg Simmel wrote a number of essays that deal directly with religion as a fundamental process in human life. These essays set forth Simmel's mature reflections on religion and its relation to modernity, personality, art, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and science. They also include his views on methods in the study of religion and his thoughts on achieving a broader perspective on religion. Originally published between 1898 and 1918, during the last 20 years of Simmel's life, the essays are collected here in English for the first time. The essays provide a picture of the development of the characteristic doctrines of Simmel's thought as applied to religion, based on phenomenological analysis of human experience that emphasises the subjective dimensions of life. The collection shows that Simmel was interested less in the forms that religions take than in what he calls a "particular spiritual quality" or "attitude of the soul" - a feeling of religiousness that precedes the forms of religion and may later by projected onto them. Viewing religion as primarily a quality of social relationships that can be analyzed in various contexts, Simmel makes a contribution to the sociological analysis of religion, as well as offering insights for scientific consideration.

SAGE Publications, Inc. eBooks, Dec 24, 2014

Einführung in die Soziologie

Courses by Helle

List of lectures and courses I taught

The Social Thought of Georg Simmel

Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag eBooks, Dec 31, 1996

Duncker & Humblot eBooks, 1982

The Social Thought of Georg Simmel

British Journal of Sociology, Mar 1, 1987

SAGE Publications, Inc. eBooks, Dec 24, 2014

Lebenrückblick, 2022

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Are the Sciences More Humaine than the Humanities?, 2023

The natural sciences and their admirable applications in medicine have opened a wide range of ass... more The natural sciences and their admirable applications in medicine have opened a wide range of assistance to people in distress who want to be healed of whatever impairs their lives.21 But the humanities must stand guard to help everyone who wants help to decide in freedom whether to “listen to the voices” or to silence them.

From Dilthey To Tschaikovsky, 2023

Diltheys efforts to clearly define a method for the humanities in contrast to the natural science... more Diltheys efforts to clearly define a method for the humanities in contrast to the natural sciences has become more topical due to recent political and religious debates on ethical issues. This is a draft paper to encourage discussions on the subject.

Marx' Early Writings, revised, 2023

This text has been availaable here for some time. I have now made some changins in the hope to im... more This text has been availaable here for some time. I have now made some changins in the hope to improve it.

Dilthey: A Method for the Humanities, 2023

Against the trend that the methods of the natural sciences are imposed on the humanities, followi... more Against the trend that the methods of the natural sciences are imposed on the humanities, following Dilthey, the specifics of the humanites are described and used to justify why a special method for the liberal arts is needed. References to the work of Marx, Max Weber, Simmel, symbolic interaction theory and others epxplain the need for this approach.

Max Weber Interview, 2023

As our discussion on Max Weber in Munich ends, we can debate the information which sstems from an... more As our discussion on Max Weber in Munich ends, we can debate the information which sstems from an interview with Immanuel Birnbaum, one of Max Weber's students who was also a students leader as the time Weber taucht in Munich.

Spinozas Perspektive, 2023

Spinozas Grundlegung einer evolutionären Religionssoziologie A. Vorbereitung evolutionären Denken... more Spinozas Grundlegung einer evolutionären Religionssoziologie A. Vorbereitung evolutionären Denkens durch Spinoza Als Baruch de Spinoza am 24. November 1632 in Amsterdam geboren wurde, hatte der dreißigjährige Krieg schon vierzehn Jahre lang in Europa gewütet. Dabei wurde um die Durchsetzung der 'wahren Religion' erbittert gekämpft, und ein Mensch dieser Zeit konnte schwerlich das Thema für unwichtig halten. Der Linsenschleifer und Philosoph mit dem spanischen Namen (Spinoza, oder eigentlich Espinoza, das heißt stachelig) hat sein Leben lang in den Niederlanden gelebt, obwohl er wegen seiner Ideen mit der Synagoge seiner Heimatstadt, der er als Jude angehörte, in einen so scharfen Konflikt geriet, dass er 1656 aus der Gemeinde ausgeschlossen wurde. Der Magistrat der Stadt Amsterdam verbannte ihn aus Solidarität mit der Synagoge aus der Stadt. Der Grund dafür, dass wir uns mit Spinoza beschäftigen, ist dessen für das siebzehnte Jahrhundert unglaublich kühne Methode. Spinoza stellt sich einen Gott vor, der um die begrenzte Auffassungsgabe des Menschen selbstverständlich weiß, und der es daher den Menschen erlaubt, sich das Heilige nach ihrem zeitbedingten Vermögen vorzustellen. Gott so zu begreifen, wie er tatsächlich ist, bleibt den Menschen ohnehin für alle Zeit verwehrt; denn sie haben keinen Ein-blick in die transzendente Realität, die eben den Lebenden unzugänglich und damit auch unerkennbar bleibt. Aber das Tun des Menschen im Diesseits bezieht sich darauf und schafft so eine eigene, andere, empirische Realität im Dies-seits. Von dieser diesseitigen Wirklichkeit geht Spinoza in seinem Denken aus. Er unterstellt, dass auch Gott selbst in seinen Dialogen mit den Menschen die diesseitige Wirklichkeit als Anknüpfungspunkt benutzt, um den Menschen nahe zu sein.

China Report, 2023

These are diary notes in German from my first teaching experience in China at the reputed Fudan U... more These are diary notes in German from my first teaching experience in China at the reputed Fudan University in Shanghai. It reminds the reader of the context in history and of some recurring problems with the dialogue between China and the West.

This was written as an introduction to my book on China, however, it was not included. It is an a... more This was written as an introduction to my book on China, however, it was not included. It is an attempt to understand the ceep seated differences between Chinese and Western cultures.

Simmel's Sociology of Money, 2022

A new interpretation of Simmel's famous book "The Philosophy of Money"

Simmel'sJ Sociology of money, 2022

Simmel's book on money of 1900 has frequently been quoted and (in at leat one case poorly) transl... more Simmel's book on money of 1900 has frequently been quoted and (in at leat one case poorly) translated. Here a lecture on the central issues of the work in German is offered. An Enlish tranlation of this my soon follow, which would then consider the course of the discussion this paper may cause.