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Since the last decades of the nineteenth century, revolt against the objectified world has determined the character of art and literature.

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Paul Tillich
Age: 79 †
Born: 1886
Born: August 20
Died: 1965
Died: October 22
Philosopher
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Paul Johannes Oskar Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillich
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