Will, and Group Agency

We simply cannot tell if a collective interest exists if it is not expressed, and to be expressed, it needs to be shared in a particular way. The members of a group must believe that they belong to the group. What makes an individual s belief of 

Finally, we need to be able to determine when individuals interest in special treatment does not represent group interest and thus does not have a corresponding group agent. According to my approach, we have to determine whether individuals interests associated with the protection of their distinct characteristic are shared in a way that constitutes a collective agent. Thus, we need to determine how the 

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