Quote by: Georg Simmel

For this reason, strangers are not really conceived as individuals, but as strangers of a particular type: the element of distance is no less general in regard to them than the element of nearness.


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  • NameGeorg Simmel
  • DescriptionGerman sociologist, philosopher, and critic
  • BornMarch 1, 1858
  • DiedSeptember 26, 1918
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Sociologist