The Fantasy of Individuality: On the Sociohistorical Construction of the Modern Subject

The Enlightenment promised humanity a bright future of emancipation which never actually
materialized. Instead, our social order is still based on gender inequality, which rests upon a
false conviction: that the individual can be conceived of as separate from community; that the more individualized a person is, the less they need to establish links with their community to feel safe; and that the more they use reason to build a relationship with the world, the less they need emotions. Th i...