It (i.e. the element) is therefore the consciousness of independence-it may be natural consciousness, or the consciousness developed into a system of laws-which preserves the individuals each for himself.
beraz, beregaintasunaren kon tzientzia da (dela berezko kontzientzia edo legeen sistema bat izatera iritsi den kontzientzia), indibiduoak euren baitarako mantentzen dituena.