EAN: 9783319617497

THE DECLINE OF THE INDIVIDUAL - MARK D WHITE KA...

This book explores the steady decline in the status of the individual in recent years and
addresses common misunderstandings about the concept of individuality. Drawing from psychology
neuroscience  technology  economics  philosophy  politics  and law  White explains how and why
the individual has been devalued in the eyes of scholars  government leaders  and the public.
He notes that developments in science have led to doubts about our cognitive competence  while
assumptions made in the humanities have led to questions about our moral competence. In this
book  White goes on to argue that both of these views are mistaken and that they stem from
overly simplistic ideas about how individuals make choices  however imperfectly  in their
interests  which are multifaceted and complex. In response  he proposes a new way to look at
individuals that preserves their essential autonomy while emphasizing their responsibility to
others  inspired by the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant and the legal and political
philosophy reflected in the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution. This book explains how
individuality combines both rights and responsibilities  reconciles the popular yet false
dichotomy between individual and society  and provides the basis for a humane and respectful
civil society and government. This book is part of White's trilogy on the individual and
society  which includes The Manipulation of Choice and The Illusion of Well-Being.

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