| Popis: |
This article deals with the issue of social esteem through a rereading of Simmel’s sociology. The originality of Simmel’s view is to be found in the aesthetic dimension of Schätzung – a concept which has a double meaning of « esteem », the value and positive assessment of another person, and « estimation », the act of determining the value of a thing or a person. According to Simmel, esteem has an aesthetic dimension explained by the fact that the genesis of social assessment is grounded in the phenomenon of aisthesis, or mutual social perception, and in the related feelings of pleasure or displeasure, emotional states, likes and dislikes. This makes the determination of a person’s social value of another person a matter of « taste ». This insight unfolds through a series of phenomenological analyses based on categories of « atmosphere », Stimmung, Oralsinn, and concludes with a reflection on the need to continue the investigation of the aesthetic side of recognition through a critical dialogue between Simmel and Bourdieu. |
