p. 402; Opening line.
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If wandering is the liberation from every given point in space, and thus the conceptional opposite to fixation at such a point, the sociological form of the "stranger" presents the unity, as it were, of these two characteristics.
— Georg Simmel
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Source: Wikiquote: "Georg Simmel" (Quotes, The Stranger (1908): Georg Simmel & Kurt Wolff (Trans.) (1906) "The Stranger". In: The Sociology of Georg Simmel. New York: Free Press, 1950, pp. 402-408.)
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About Georg Simmel
Georg Simmel (1 March 1858 – 28 September 1918) was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic. Simmel was one of the first generation of German sociologists: his neo-Kantian approach laid the foundations for sociological antipositivism, asking 'What is society?' in a direct allusion to Kant's question 'What is nature?', presenting pioneering analyses of social individuality and fragmentation.
About Georg Simmel
Georg Simmel (1 March 1858 – 28 September 1918) was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic. Simmel was one of the first generation of German sociologists: his neo-Kantian approach laid the foundations for sociological antipositivism, asking 'What is society?' in a direct allusion to Kant's question 'What is nature?', presenting pioneering analyses of social individuality and fragmentation.
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