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Individuals: In philosophy, individuals are entities that are distinct from other entities. They are typically characterized by their own unique properties and experiences. Individuals can be physical objects, such as humans, animals, and plants, or they can be non-physical objects, such as minds, souls, and thoughts. See also Particulars, Individuation.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Michael Walzer on Individuals - Dictionary of Arguments

Mause I 198f
Individual/Communitarianism/Walzer: Representatives of communitarianism (like Walzer) always see the individual instead as part of a specific society with a specific history and culture. Moral ideas are always shaped by this history and the specific culture. Even more: the principles of social justice must build on this history if they are to be considered legitimate.(1)
WalzerVsRawls.
>Communitarianism
, >Justice, >Relativism, >Cultural relativism,
>J. Rawls.

1.Bernd Ladwig, Gerechtigkeitstheorien zur Einführung. Hamburg 2013, S. 163.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Mause I
Karsten Mause
Christian Müller
Klaus Schubert,
Politik und Wirtschaft: Ein integratives Kompendium Wiesbaden 2018


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