Individualism as Man\u27s Existential Stronghold. Philosophical-theoretical Observations of Individualism with Relevant Repercussions

U radu se tematizira suvremeni problem individualizma. Autor to čini u okviru četiriju osnovna naslova: u prvom daje opći filozofijsko-teorijski okvir s obzirom na postmodernu konstelaciju i njoj pripadajući individualizam. U drugom razmatra tzv. psihoterapijsko društvo, dok se u trećem bavi problemom instrumentalnog uma i s njim povezanog individualizma. Četvrti, zadnji naslov donosi raspravu o individualizmu s obzirom na njegov društveno-politički aspekt. Metoda koju autor koristi tijekom razmatranja jest problemsko-analitička, prilikom čega, problematizirajući svaki od navedenih elemenata individualizma, kritički razrađuje problem kako u njegovu pojmovnom tako i u njegovu sadržajnom smislu. Zaključak koji se na temelju čitavog rada može izvesti sadržan je u uvidu da individualizam, u svojim formama autonomije i neovisnosti, predstavlja svojevrsno »uporište« suvremenog čovjeka čime postaje određeni svjetonazor posredstvom kojeg suvremeni pojedinac stvara stavove. U isto vrijeme, međutim, individualizam i s njim povezana autonomija bivaju uzrokom otuđenja.This article deals with the problem of individualism in relation to its contemporariness. The author does so within the framework of four basic headings. Under the first heading the author presents a general philosophical-theoretical framework with regard to post-modern constellation and its individualism. The second heading deals with so-called psycho-therapeutic society whereas in the third heading the author deals with the problem of instrumental minds and individualism related to it. The fourth heading deals with a discussion about individualism with regard to its social-political aspect. The method the author uses during his observations are problematic-analytical during which, as he problematises each of the said elements of individualism, he critically develops the problem both as a notion and contextually. The author\u27s conclusion drawn from the contents of the article is an insight into individualism in its form of autonomy and independence which represents a sort of »support« for contemporary man in which individualism becomes a certain belief through which the contemporary individual creates attitudes. At the same time, however, individualism and its related autonomy become the cause of distance