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Quote by Martin Heidegger

“A person is neither a thing nor a process but an opening through which the Absolute can manifest.”

Quote by Martin Heidegger

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Martin Heidegger

German philosopher and a pioneer of existentialism, known for works such as 'Being and Time'. more

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