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This 9 page research paper examines the role of the individual in the political process, a same process which also demands conformity. Specifically discussed are Plato's The Republic, Friedrich Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals and John Stuart Mill's On Liberty as each relates to the seemingly incompatible concepts of individuality and politics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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After all, according to democratic sensibilities, governments are supposed to be of the people, by the people and for the people. However, despite its need for individual participation
in the process, political structures are acutely aware of the importance of maintaining law and order. If individuals are allowed complete freedom of action and expression, anarchy, the threat
to any political system, invariably results. Therefore, once the system has been sufficiently established, emphasis clearly shifts from the individual to conformity in the name of societal preservation. The
issue of the individual being sacrificed for conformity within the political structure is hardly new. Plato made his thoughts quite clear on the subject in his masterpiece, The Republic,
which considered the necessary components of an ideal state. Plato was an admirer of justice to the exclusion of all else. He envisioned an orderly society with "a
place for everything and everything in its place." Everyone in Platos republic served a function -- the philosophers were the only qualified rulers, the guardians were needed to protect
citizens and territory, women were child-bearers and men who werent guardians were responsible for continuing the economic prosperity within the state. Conformity was the rule of the republic,
certainly not the exception. Plato was not at all concerned with the problems of the individual. Yes, his ideal state was comprised of individuals, but they were only
of value collectively. It was the state, not the individual who was of paramount importance to Plato. Individuals could only be happy if the state was happy and
healthy. Happiness was measured by the whole state, not by the sum of its individual components. Conformity is evident in all aspects of The Republic. Education within the
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