This text elaborates on the idea that Simmel’s relational approach was born within his sociological works, and later on became crucial for his whole oeuvre, thus becoming his worldview, his cosmovision and metaphysical principle. His relational approach structured his three interrelated programmatic texts for the field of sociology: the essay ‘The Problem of Sociology’ ([1894] GSG5,1992:52-61), Sociology’s first chapter ‘The Problem of Sociology’ ([1908] GSG11,1992:13-62), and Fundamental Questions of Sociology’s first chapter ‘The Area of Sociology’ ([1917] GSG16,1999:62-87). A critical comparison of these three texts will allow us to trace the continuities and changes of Simmel’s relational approach, which had consequences far beyond his sociological thinking.

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齐美尔的相对主义和关系方法的基础

这篇文章阐述了齐美尔的关系方法诞生于他的社会学著作中的想法，后来成为他整个作品的关键，从而成为他的世界观、宇宙观和形而上学原则。他的关系方法为社会学领域构建了三篇相互关联的程序性文本：论文“社会学问题”（[1894] GSG5，1992：52-61），社会学的第一章“社会学问题”（[1908] GSG11 ,1992:13-62)，以及社会学第一章“社会学领域”的基本问题 ([1917] GSG16,1999:62-87)。对这三个文本的批判性比较将使我们能够追溯齐美尔的关系方法的连续性和变化，这种方法的影响远远超出了他的社会学思想。