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    This document is a review of two essays by Georg Simmel. The first essay discusses how objects acquire meaning and value based on their use, as seen through the example of a door handle. The second essay explores how ruins can take on symbolic meaning and how viewing them can influence philosophical thought. Both essays examine how physical objects and structures can represent abstract ideas and influence human perspectives.

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    This document is a review of two essays by Georg Simmel. The first essay discusses how objects acquire meaning and value based on their use, as seen through the example of a door handle. The second essay explores how ruins can take on symbolic meaning and how viewing them can influence philosophical thought. Both essays examine how physical objects and structures can represent abstract ideas and influence human perspectives.

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    SIMMEL, GEORG, Two Essays: The Handle, and The Ruin , Hudson Review, 11:3 (1958:Autumn) p.

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