Subjectivization, Autonomization, and Modernization: A Dialectical Analysis of Conservatism and Liberalism

This theoretical preprint introduces a dialectical framework for understanding the evolution ofsocial and mental structures through three primary phases: subjectivization (collectivecohesion), autonomization (individual differentiation), and modernization (structural synthesis).By examining the transition from pre-industrial communal "fusion" to the high-energy autonomyof the industrial era, the author explores how these transitions manifest as recurrent cycles ofconservatism and liberalism. The work challenges the linear view of individual development,proposing instead a recursive model where autonomy inevitably leads to new forms ofsubjectivization, ultimately shaping global historical change.