Russell and the Individual
N his. splendid Reith Lectures, Authority and the Individual, Lord Russell’s treatment of the problem of how to combine "that degree of individual initiative which is necessary for progress with that degree of social cohesion which is necessary for survival" was brilliantly lucid, and, despite his somewhat prim voice, quietly reasonable. Realising that social justice involves considerable state control, he did not urge abandonment of all control, but at the same time manifested deep respect for individual liberty..World Government, when it comes, he said, "must leave national governments free in everything not involved in the prevention of war; national governments, in their turn. must leave as much ceana
ee eee as to local authorities," I wondered, however, what philosophical justification Lord Russell would offer for his. affirmation of the value of the individual. Without metaphysits of some kind, it seems to me almost impossible to show that every individual has intrinsic value in the sense that he should (continued on next page)
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(continued from previous page) never be used as a mere means. Still, perhaps it was unfair to expect an outline of the basis of judgments of value in a social-political discussion. Even many who reject Russell’s philosophy must have applauded this persuasive vindication of social ideals lost to a great part of humanity today.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 550, 6 January 1950, Page 9
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