In love, we encounter the other not as an object but as a su... - Dilthey, Wilhelm

This quote is attributed to Dilthey, Wilhelm.

"In love, we encounter the other not as an object but as a subject whose inner world we seek to understand."

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Philosopher-Historian German 1833–1911

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