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Georg Simmel

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Georg Simmel

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Birthplace: Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia

Death: September 28, 1918

Nationality: Germany

Occupations: University Teacher, Sociologist, Philosopher, Bakawan

Total quotes: 1

“By my existence I am nothing more than an empty place, an outline, that is reserved within being in general. Given with it, though, is the duty to fill in this empty place. That is my life.”

— Georg Simmel, The View of Life: Four Metaphysical Essays with Journal Aphorisms

Tagged: Existence, Life, Empty

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