The natural unity of individual and genus must be sublated into opposition

Evidence

Childhood is the immediate and natural unity of the individual and the genus. But it is necessary, Hegel says, ‘that this immediate and therefore non-spiritual, purely natural unity of the individual with its genus and with the world generally, must be sublated (aufgehoben); the individual must go forward to the stage where he opposes himself to the universal… .’ — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 298

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the Aufhebung as it applies to the individual’s developmental trajectory — sublation of natural unity into self-opposition.
• XREF: Connects directly to the reader’s brain-plasticity work: the individual’s sublation of natural unity into opposition is the developmental template for neural reorganization. — connects to: Individual uniqueness as a value denies equality rather than grounds it — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 690; Articulated unity relates parts through differences and subordination, not identity; Homogeneity is never natural but requires constant repressive maintenance (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Individual uniqueness as a value denies equality rather than grounds it #complicates (0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 690
• Articulated unity relates parts through differences and subordination, not identity #expands (0.75)
• Homogeneity is never natural but requires constant repressive maintenance #expands (0.70)