The first is based on actual political rights and the second is based on a sense of idealism about those rights. Critical Summaries

Zakaras has his own set of theories about individuality and democracy, some of which merge with Kateb's and Emersons, and some of which diverge. The concept in which all three of these authors (Zakaras, Kateb and Emerson) seem to be in the greatest alignment is self-reliance. Each of these authors appears to view self-reliance as the ultimate source of freedom.

Patell lauds Kateb and Emerson for their ability to distinguish between true individuality and democracy and idealized individuality and democracy. He agrees with Kateb that true individuality cannot be fully ripened until...

I looked up the name of Kateb's essay in the database and was directed to this book. Zarakas' book enhanced my understanding of Kateb's essay in the sense that it provided further illumination to the relationship between Kateb's views of democratic individuality and Emerson's.
I found the Patell source online at Questia.com. I looked up the name of Kateb's essay in the database and sifted through the results until I found this scholarly journal article. Patell's article enhanced my understanding of Kateb's essay in the sense that made me think about how distinct and far apart actuality and idealism can be.