- 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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