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As commonly used, individual refers to a person or to any specific object in a collection. In the 15th century and earlier, and also today within the fields of statistics and metaphysics, individual means "indivisible", typically describing any numerically singular thing, but sometimes meaning "a person". (q.v. "The problem of proper names"). From the seventeenth century on, individual indicates separateness, as in individualism. (Abbs 1986, cited in Klein 2005, p.26-27)

The individual as a force

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The property that all individuals have in common is that the forces tend to change their world in order to obtain and maintain a specific state. In an abstract sense, an individual tries to remove every factor that he disowns and tries to add every factor he accepts. This behavior can be referred to as moving towards a state of happiness. It is the common property of entities defined as "individuals"; therefore, the concept of an individual can be explained as we further define "uniqueness"; however,such a definition implies that an individual is not necessarily human, nor does it need to have any form of awareness. Using this definition implies that one can recognize an individual behind every group of more or less coherent changes in the world. For example, gravity could be the individual that tries to put all mass together. In reference to men and women, an "individual" is unique, while also an "individual" can represent a group--moving progressively towards a state of happiness defined by a collection of beliefs.

He who recognizes himself as an individual defined as such can see his actions as a product of his capacities, the state of the world he acts in and the total awareness of those he may represent around him(a "strong individual" must not only be defined so by one's standards, but by the standards of many). His knowledge, experience and possessions are no more than a part of the world. They are created and maintained by the family in order to efficiently strive to the ideal state of happiness. In this sense earthly possessions and mental thoughts are just the same kind of achievements for the individual. Every step towards defining "preferences" is stepping to defining the "self". The goal of an "individual" is to maintain consistent progression towards the "self"--a state in which the entity owns everything and is aware of it.

This definition can be used as a basis to develop an important "philosophy". This concept results in an understanding of "ownership". Because of this it may guide one as one walks in pairs (without total ownership of "self").

References

  • Gracia, Jorge J. E. (1988). Individuality: An Essay on the Foundations of Metaphysics. : State Univ of New York Pr.
  • Klein, Anne Carolyn (1995). Meeting the Great Bliss Queen: Buddhists, Feminists, and the Art of the Self. ISBN 0-8070-7306-7.

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