 |
| Replies |
 (Return) |
| Atomic Individuals |
| Dee
Speaking
|
 This whole thing about the so-called "atomic individual" has been brought up again and again. I think that's just a red herring. Of course we are all formed by society to one degree or another. Libertarians don't deny that. Who would? But does anything of philosophical interest follow from that? I don’t think so. Our atomic individual, if you want to use that phrase, is a moral concept, not a sociological one. Nothing about the moral rights of an individual follows from the fact that he or she is socialized into a particular culture. You are right that we learn our first language from the people around us. But it doesn't follow that they can enslave us, does it? That's the libertarian point. We all have individual rights to protect us from being exploited by society. |
| Ariadne's Home | Contact Ariadne at: | Justice Home |
| Justice Bibliography |  |
Justice Contents |
|
||