To assume that one’s existential task is completed when the… - Merold Westphal

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To assume that one’s existential task is completed when the individual is brought into right relation with society, that is, when the individual has been socialized, is to absolutize society and confuse society with God.

Merold Westphal

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Merold Westphal (born 1940) is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus at Fordham University.

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