Individuality and Community

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The paper relates to individuality and community. The premise of the paper is that it is said that there needs to be a balance between individuality and community. The works of Kwame Gyekye, Confucius and Charles Taylor are examined in detail. These are chosen due to their diversity. The main conclusion of the paper is that many philosophers believe that there needs to be a balance between individuality and community.

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"Philosophy asks many interesting questions about individuality and community. Is the individual more important then the community? Is the community more important then the individual? Or are the individual and the community equally important? These questions have been treated differently by different philosophers and by different philosophic traditions. This essay will argue that many philosophers believe that there needs to be a balance between individuality and community. In order to prove this argument, the works of Kwame Gyekye, Confucius and Charles Taylor will be examined. These works were chosen because they are from radically different philosophical traditions."

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