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I was wondering what MORAL INDIVIDUALISM means?

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Hello Woong! To my understanding, "moral individualism" means to decide to behave according to our own needs, opinions and moral beliefs, instead of following the norms that are prescribed by society or religion. With other words we do what pleases us even if it is not accepted by others - we are taking care of our own needs and not worried about the needs of others. We are also not bothered by the opinions of others. I hope that helps!
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Here is an explanation: https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/0199276900.001.0001/acprof-9780199276905-chapter-29 I think it means that it allows society to have a "buffer" of morally acceptable behaviour. People can behave in a range of different ways that will still be deemed morally acceptable. I suppose it means that people might disagree on what is morally appropriate, but everyone can still be correct at a societal level. It allows for individual beliefs to differ within a "reasonable" range. It differs from a utilitarian approach, where there is a single, morally acceptable, approach to anything. I'm not a philosopher though and this may be either way off the mark, or extremely oversimplified!
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Hi, could you give some context please?

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