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    Supports→Human beings have a natural duty towards society and the cosmic order, not only towards themselves.

    Human beings have a particular innate character or natural disposition that assigns them a specific place within society.

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    At this point, the second aspect mentioned above, i.e., the “innate character that is particular to each [individual] and to each group” must be further elucidated (cf. the first quote in this section). Human beings, as noted before, have the same relationship to society as organs to the body. Owing to their particular “innate character” or specific natural disposition, they hold a particular natural place within the ‘organism society’, with a specific ergon they ought to perform, so that the en

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