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The Unreal Dichotomy of “The Individual” Versus “The Society”

Books, Ecology, integral theory, Philosophy, Politics, Theory, Thoughts

“The ontology of this Marxian framework treats society as a complex of social relations among social individuals. This primacy of relations enables Marxian thought to avoid the unreal dichotomy of “the individual” versus “the society.” There are no real individuals standing outside of and prior to the relational nexus: each becomes a specific individual in…

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Individuality vs. Individualism and Three Generations of Human Rights

Current Events, integral theory, Philosophy, Politics, Theory, Thoughts

“We follow Aryeh Neier in describing the three types as “blue,” “red,” and “green” rights. Roughly, on his model “blue” rights are civil and political rights: the rights to individual liberties…“Red” rights are economic and social rights, rights that focus more on the quality of life. “Green” rights are collective rights such as the right…

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