Plastic subjectivity is singularity, not arbitrary particularity

Evidence

Let us recall the definition of plasticity put forward in the Aesthetics: the ‘plastic’ is at once universal and individual (allgemein und doch individuell). While clearly unique, at the same time it expresses the universal. Unquestionably, plastic reading does engage the ‘Self’ of the reader, and, by the same token, is always subjective. But, taking into account the defi- nition of plasticity, we can maintain that the subjectivity required is a matter of singularity. Hence it is not just a matter of that simple and contingent particularity which always characterized the ‘knowing I’ and was manifestly and genuinely arbitrary. Singularity is the ostensive, open portion of subjectivity, and particularity is its occulting and concealing side: enclosed within itself, it reveals nothing but its own solipsistic being. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 1228

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes singularity (open, ostensive) from particularity (concealing, solipsistic) as the proper reading of ‘plastic’ subjectivity.
• XREF: connects to: Subjectivity forms itself across plastic sites rather than pre-existing them — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 289

Broader Connections

• Subjectivity forms itself across plastic sites rather than pre-existing them #expands (0.90) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 289