What is the role of society to individuality and limits of freedom?

      

What is the role of society to individuality and limits of freedom?

  

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Martin
Mill says society has a duty to allow individuality to assert itself in society

Society is wrong to interfere with the development of individuality

This is because development of individuality is one of the essentials of well being of the individual as well as society.

Each individual must claim his/her space in society and strive to realize oneself, pursue what is in accordance with his own character

Society should not impose its will upon individuals without allowing individual reflection. e.g. through social customs, traditions which though important to an individual’s experience – but may be too narrow and distorted or may have been overtaken by events More so conformity to customs undermines our individuality, our capacities as rational beings.

A person who lets others choose his plan of life for him/her has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation
Mill criticizes the Calvinist theory which requires humans to surrender themselves and their will.


marto answered the question on May 2, 2019 at 05:04


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