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MODERN INDIVIDUALITY AS PARTICULARITY

Abstract

The objective of this essay is to argument the modern individuality is a particular category which mediates through men’s practical action, the relationship between concrete individuals and species-in-itself ( Gattungsmässigkeit ). The paper shows the modern individuality as the rational egoism exercitation, specially into economic categories. This tendential exercitation cohabits with countertendencies, which allows apprehend the concrete individuality in a constant tensioned putting with modern individuality tendencies as an effect of economic compulsion which rules the present sociability.

Keywords
concrete individual; modern individuality; species-in-itself

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