Kierkegaard's critique of Hegelian universalism establishes that subordinating the singular existing individual to any universal concept—divine or humanistic—constitutes the same existential violence.
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Treating something as less important than something else; placing it in a lower priority.
existential violence(the type of harm Kierkegaard claims results from subordinating individuals to universal concepts)
Harm done to a person's actual existence and freedom by treating them as if they're just an example of a general rule, rather than recognizing them as a unique individual with their own life to live.
singular existing individual(what Kierkegaard says gets wrongly treated as less important than universal concepts)
A real, unique person living their actual life right now—not an abstract idea of what a person is, but you, me, or any specific human being.
universal concept(Auriol's account of universals)
All of its particulars taken together; e.g., animal is the concept and every really existing animal at the same time.