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Notes for Georg Simmel, The Stranger

Contains notes on The Stranger by Georg Simmel.

Stranger (as a sociological form) is the conceptual unity of 'wandering' and 'fixation'.

Potential wanderer - someone who hasn't belonged to the group from the very beginning, that he imports qualities into it that cannot stem from the group itself.

Unity of nearness and remoteness (he, who is close by, is far and vice versa).

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tags: philosophy, frankfurt school, german, XX century
categories: reference, research notes
Monday 01.25.16
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