Ask HN: Does each individual have a social duty to better themselves?
All collective issues require individual action. Whether that action be a change in behavior (climate change) or a change in mindset (critical thinking).
I wonder if it follows that each individual has a duty to others to always develop themselves? We see this "duty" pop up in a economic or political sense - "study and get a good job"/"serve your country".
Only in religious, spiritual or philosophical texts do I see any reference to a duty to be morally/ethically better.
Why hasn't duty for individual progress and betterment become prevalent in society?
I wonder if it follows that each individual has a duty to others to always develop themselves? We see this "duty" pop up in a economic or political sense - "study and get a good job"/"serve your country".
Only in religious, spiritual or philosophical texts do I see any reference to a duty to be morally/ethically better.
Why hasn't duty for individual progress and betterment become prevalent in society?