Ruling-personality cohesion and individual freedom both stem from group-shackle breaking
Evidence
The shattering of group constraints within a whole that somehow belongs together is so intimately related to the accentuation of individuality that both the cohesion of the ruling personality and the individual freedom of all group members center upon it like two variations on a single theme. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 670
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Every person fuses social inheritance with free individual autonomy — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 520; In narrow circles individuality requires leadership or complete inner independence — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 621; Feudalism’s narrow circles suppressed both collective spirit and individual freedom — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 647 (+4 more)
Related
- Feudalism’s narrow circles suppressed both collective spirit and individual freedom (similarity 0.85)
- The ruler-ruled division reproduces inside every group, including homogeneous ones (similarity 0.80)
- Leadership derives from reciprocal imitation that frees the leader from individual obedience demands (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Freedom grows by ceding outward conformity while guarding an inner core
#corroborates(0.60) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 736