Meaning is not inherent in things; it is constructed through... - Lucien Goldmann

"Meaning is not inherent in things; it is constructed through social relations and collective consciousness."

Lucien Goldmann Wisdom

Sociologist Critic Romanian-French 1913–1970

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"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

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