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That is either a homunculus argument, or an excuse to blame social phenomena on individual moral/ethical failings.



> an excuse to blame social phenomena on individual moral/ethical failings

The aggregate of individual moral/ethical choices manifests as social phenomena.


> The aggregate of individual moral/ethical choices manifests as social phenomena.

That's not entirely false, but it's misleading. The personal choices follow relevant distributions, which are themselves not aggregates. Also, such choices are made in circumstances and under constraints that are not up to individual choice.




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