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324 - Benjamin Boyce - The Inevitable Fall of the Enlightenment

The Symbolic World

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The Concept of the Individual and its Relationship to the Collective

This chapter explores the definition of the individual and its relationship to the collective. It discusses how viewing individuals as separate from the collective can lead to atomization and the emergence of complex systems, and suggests that the term 'person' may be a better alternative as it implies a relationship with others.

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