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The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus it follows from the self-forgetfulness of language that its real being consists in what is said in it.
Hans-Georg Gadamer
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Hans-Georg Gadamer
Age: 102 †
Born: 1900
Born: February 11
Died: 2002
Died: March 13
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Marburg/Lahn
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Hans Georg Gadamer
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