Indywidualność i społeczeństwo
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1988
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Wydział Prawa i Administracji UAM
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Individuality and society
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The author understands individuality in terms of features appearing only in
one person. He regards individuality as , a mechanism interfering with phenomena
and processes of the life and activity of an individual. As a social creature an
individual acts and behaves adequately to the socially accepted patterns, requirements
and norms, and such behaviours and actions are the basis for maintaining
constancy and continuity of the society. As an individual, a person creates new
ways of acting, creates new values and thus contributes to the development of
the society and becomes an inventor and innovator.
The issue of fundamental importance for the society is the elimination of
evil present in that society. In their social manner of existence, people have always
been trying to reduce the level of evil through socializing the individuals. The
author believes that a better way to achieve that goal is to individualize the
masses. In his/her individual manner of existence, a person has his/her own internal
value which is responsible for his/her identity and creative abilities. Thus in
the latter manner of existence an individual does not strive for wealth and fame,
i.e. for all those goods which in his/her social manner of existence a person wants
to attain though doing evil.
However, individualization of masses is a very difficult task. There is little
knowledge of individuality and the methods of moulding and developing individuality
hardly even reached an initial stage of advancement. The sciences dealing
with education are fascinated by the problem of socialization, i.e. by the way
people are being prepared for living in a community and for co-existing with
others. Yet it is high time to ask why the mankind adheres so obstinately to the
methods of the elimination of evil which so often proved a complete failure over
the past millenia. Why not to try methods not accompanied by new ideologies, organizations,
by struggle, social movements, revolutions and extensive reforms, employing
the potential inherent in the mechanisms of individuality of each of billions
of human beings living in our world?
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Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 50, 1988, z. 3, s. 1-13