The self discovers itself only in situation and must alone sustain all values

Evidence

This essential fluidity of our boundaries further implies that we also know our boundaries as such—first the individual and then in general. For only whoever stands outside his boundary in some sense knows that he stands within it, that is, knows it as a boundary. Kaspar Hauser did not know that he was in prison until he came into the open and could see the walls from without. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 787 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Self-presence requires an internal separation that is itself nothing; Self-knowledge of one’s limits requires a vantage point outside them — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 787; The self forms only through engagement with that which denies its unity (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Self-presence requires an internal separation that is itself nothing #expands (0.85)
• The self forms only through engagement with that which denies its unity #expands (0.85)
• Self-knowledge of one’s limits requires a vantage point outside them #expands (0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 787