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Man, by contrast with the animal, is an individualized creature. He is aware of his own separate identity and special personality. The animal is not individually responsible for its actions, being entirely responsive to its surroundings and herd instinct. If man feels the same responsiveness, he modifies it by his own particular characteristics.

-- Notebooks Category 26: World-Idea > Chapter 4 : True Idea of Man > # 51