The thought is not something that observes an inner event, but, rather it is this inner event itself. We do not reflect on something, but, rather, something thinks itself in us.
Robert MusilAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: austrian
- Born: November 6, 1880
- Died: April 15, 1942
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