[MD] The Individual Level

[Stephen Hannon]

[Platt]
To claim that the MOQ is not concerned with political philosophy denies
its practical application to everyday life. It specifically designates
the intellectual level as the source of individualism.

[Steve H]
By the way, here's the link to this article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualism

If you examine it closely, you will see that it does not say the word
"intellectual" in it anywhere.  Thus, there is still no solid evidence
of a connection between intellectualism and individualism.

Also, this article is in the series called "liberalism."  Funny, given
that Platt takes almost every conservative stance in every post.  Are
you a liberal Platt?

Third, further down, in the external links, you will find the
individualist manifesto, written by Josiah Warren, the first American
anarchist.

http://raforum.apinc.org/article.php3?id_article=169

Are you an anarchist Platt?

Regards,
Steve H

On 7/14/06, Platt Holden <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Still another -- and perhaps the strongest reason -- why the
> intellectual level might better be called the individual level:
>
> "Third, there were moral codes that established the supremacy of the
> intellectual order over the social order -- democracy, trial by jury,
> freedom of speech, freedom of the press." (Lila, 13)
>
> >From Wikipedia:
>
> "In political philosophy, the individualist theory of government holds
> that the state should take a merely defensive role by protecting the
> liberty of each individual to act as he or she wishes as long he or she
> does not infringe on the same liberty of another. This contrasts with
> collectivist political theories, where, rather than leaving the
> individual to pursue his or her own ends, the state ensures that the
> individual serves the interests of society when taken as a whole. It
> also contrasts with fascism, where the individual is required to serve
> the interests of the state. The term has also been used to describe
> "individual initiative" and "freedom of the individual" in general,
> perhaps best described by the French term "laissez faire," a verb
> meaning "to let [the people] do" [for themselves what they know how to
> do].
>
> To claim that the MOQ is not concerned with political philosophy denies
> its practical application to everyday life. It specifically designates
> the intellectual level as the source of individualism.
>
> To rename the intellectual level the individual level makes the MOQ
> more relevant to the titanic struggle of our time and for the
> foreseeable future -- the struggle between the preservation of
> individual liberty and the dark forces of totalitarianism -- such as
> currently being fought in the MIddle East..
>
> Best,
> Platt
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