Since the rise of Generation Y in the 80’s and beyond, individualism has been a heavily debated philosophy. Individualism is the concept of putting oneself above the individual's community. Advancement of personal wealth, happiness or hedonism are all prominent examples of individualism. However, Individualism is an incorrigible and utterly contemptible philosophy. It is an ideology that is self serving, blinding, and ultimately unoriginal. Hedonism and the endeavor to put oneself first is self serving. By putting oneself first an individual is willing to sacrifice the people around them. The hedonist is willing to cause physical pain or even kill the persons in their vicinity. How often do hedonists give the destitute money? Never, because they believe themselves to have better use for the money. Living off the donations from concerned individuals, the displaced need money to survive. In order to buy temporary housing, food, water and more the forsaken requires money. Yet the glutton, on a personal quest to amass wealth, will not give the homeless money. In practice, the vainglorious simpleton is depriving someone of necessitate supplies, in turn killing them. Another example of the self serving nature of …show more content…
Every so called individualist has a yearning for the the lavish and high speed lifestyle of successful men and women in our society. Who doesn’t want to be like Kanye West or the Kardashian sisters? Yet, these lifestyles that dictate how individualists act are often vacuous and seldom interesting. As a celebrity who parties hard and plays hard, the celebrity is achieving absolutely nothing. Yet, one who pays an integral part of society and their community is doing something beneficial and necessary. These members of society comprehend that money is cheap lest you have someone to spend it on. Ergo, Bill Gates spends billions of dollars on donations to charities
In the essay “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” by Peter Singer, he argues that people who are more than financially stable will not donate as much resources to a less fortunate person where a less fortune person would rather give up half of what they may have to help people in need. His main argument through out this essay is that a person’s decisions are based on their moral values. For example, if a train was coming towards two children, and a person had a chance to save them by hitting a lever that will direct the train into the path of one adult. Therefore, that person is most likely going to pull the lever to hit the adult over the children because they think of the children over the adult, and it has no true impact on themselves. Similarly,
“ The truth is ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.” If the whole society tries to figure out about the Great Truth they can know why individuality is a
He also details Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who donate millions away to charities. Throughout the essay, the author reveals his idea by questioning how much of our income we should be required to donate. I agree with his argument when he includes a breakdown of how much every person should donate at the end. First, Singer supports his stance by mentioning the amount that the top
Individualism is a fundamental tenet of Romanticism. Romanticism is a movement that reflects the power of the individual and emphasizes the role of emotion and passion in a person’s life. The Romantic ideas of passion and purpose have been woven into the very fabric of American culture. America was founded on the principles of opportunity and self-reliance because the Founding Fathers believed every person has the inherent right to be free to think, make choices, and pursue dreams of their own preference. A person whose life story compellingly reflects individualism is Frederick Douglass.
From war to hunger and famine to homelessness, there are too many people who instead of using their resources to make the world a better place by providing a positive influence, are selfish and stash their riches away for themselves or
The amount of strength and determination required to be individual is immeasurable, and only through lifelong strife can a person ever hope to achieve the strength possible for this feat. For somebody to become individual, not only will a person have to overcome the chains of society as a whole, but also the odds placed against them by the human species as whole. Once a person overcomes these challenges, only then can he or she be remembered as a Julius Caesar, or a Susan B. Anthony, or a Bill Clinton, only then can they be remembered as an
The importance of individuality is also seen in Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass when he wrote, “reexamine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency” (Whitman). Whitman is telling his readers to think for themselves and if they do that they will be happier with the person that is left. Practicing the Romantic belief of individuality leads to a happier life, this is proven to be true in the movie Dead Poets
According to Emerson's philosophy of individualism "an individual who fails to be self-reliant—who does not attend to
Individuality vs. Conformity the battle of how society should work What are individuality and conformity? Individuality is a quality or trait of a person or thing that distinguishes or separates them from others. Conformity is a social idea involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a group. But I believe that The potential risks of individuality do outweigh the benefits that come from conformity.
Like this 7 year old girl who found a winning $100.00 lottery ticket and wanted to help the people in need by buying canned foods for her canned food drive at school ( The Huffington Post). This little girl could have done anything with that money, she could have bought toys or new clothes, but instead she decided to do something for someone else’s benefit, which should have been seen. If people just mainly focus on famous people then it will take ages to find a change in society, but if they slowly start to look in more they will find a world of change and
1A. When people act in their self-interest they try to maximize their net benefits. These net benefits do not have to be monetary. Therefore, if Martha feels like giving away 20 dollars for helping poor families brings her more satisfaction than spending the 20 dollars in another way, she is acting in her own self-interest in an attempt to maximize her net benefits. 1B. This statement is false.
Individualism means a person who acts without reference to others. He felt that individuals should live a simple life, a life where one can focus on themselves and their goals. He writes, “It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right”(109) This means that people should be able to live their lives freely and do what they think is right as long as they don’t endanger others.
The author do make a good points; however, not every wealthy person is willing to donate their money to help the poverty stop. Some people does not see the point of helping others as they think that it is not their responsibility to stop the starvation in this world. Some believes that each person should work hard enough to earn what he/ she deserves. In general, some people are willing to help other people survive and some people simply do not care about helping
For this reason, the reframe of individuality is collectivism. It is worth mentioning, that this term is not entirely accurate, since most of the time is it being used to describe political standpoints, on the other hand it is the closes term that describes a certain togetherness which helps people to overcome individual challenges. Therefore, in contrast to individualism, collectivism is a more comfortable choice in a modern society. You can plan your time accordingly Collectivism as a concept of being able and willing to cooperate, and follow other people, has an advantage of time management.
According to Schermerhorn (2015) the utilitarian viewed ethical performance to distribute the greatest good to a large number of people. John Mill a philosopher in the 19th century felt that results would evolve around the implications of right and wrong principals in terms of consequences. In an ideal business world managers are able to use various performance actions to demonstrate an understanding of business issues and desired results for their customers or organization. An example Schermerhorn (2015) mention was if a CEO was leading a company that was heading toward a financial downfall they decide to make cuts within the company. This will allow residual jobs to be saved and the company will remain profitable.