“Reason, that which we call reason, reflex and reflective knowledge, the distinguishing mark of man, is a social product.”

— Miguel de Unamuno

The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), II : The Starting-Point

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19th-20th century Spanish writer and philosopher 1864–1936

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