Transcending Modernity with Relational Thinking

This book explores the ways in which social relations are profoundly changing modern society, arguing that, constituting a reality of their own, social relations will ultimately lead to a new form of society: an aftermodern or relational society. Drawing on the thought of Simmel, it extends the idea...

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Main Author: Donati, Pierpaolo (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
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