Full Idea
Man is a being meant for society (though he is also an unsociable one).
Gist of Idea
Man is both social, and unsociable
Source
Immanuel Kant (Metaphysics of Morals II:Doctrine of Virtue [1797], 471 I.II)
A Reaction
A striking contrast with Aristotle in Idea 5133. It is the difference between the communitarian and the liberal views of society. The latter values privacy and good fences.
Book Reference
Kant,Immanuel: 'The Metaphysics of Morals', ed/tr. Gregor,Mary [CUP 1991], p.263
Related Idea
Idea 5133 Man is by nature a social being [Aristotle]