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Dishumanizing the Individual in Ostwald’s Organization Critique
Max Nordau, writing from Madrid, denounces social organization as a regression to slavery and guild control. He contrasts individual sovereignty with Ostwaldian “organization,” arguing civilization must honor personality and self determination, not subsume the individual to the mass.
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Max Nordau
Nordau
Madrid
William Ostwald
Berlin
Stockholm
Germany
Professor Ostwald
Goethe
Sparta
Athens
Plato