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     Liberal Individualism - (p. 287)
 
 


- Proponents of a liberal-individualist philosophy argued against a communitarian morality, a non-objective morality that varies from society to society. How can we, they asked, condone the caste system in India since it conforms with the ethical code there, when it is inconsistent with an objective truth. Though undeniably, liberal-individualist philosophy has raised awareness of the value of fundamental rights of the individual, it is a problematic view. It demands the state's neutrality on one hand and non-intervention of one individual in the affairs of another, on the other hand. Though proponents of liberal-individualism will deny it, by putting the individual at the center and his will as the basis of freedom and rights, this philosophy weakens man's natural inclination to live in a society and his commitment to it, and hampers society's ability to serve as his moral compass.
 
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