Albert Camus put forward the idea that those whose integrity was beyond reproach had no need of society’s strictures.
This premise assumes that there are those who are capable of self regulation. It is a bit elitist to think that a small group of individuals do not need to conform because they are better able to control their baser desires.
As rational human beings we like to think of ourselves as self sufficient entities. But our lives have very little meaning without our interaction with others.
Those interactions whether they be commercial, spiritual or social have evolved with conventions that smooth the passage of profit making, worship of deities and celebrations with family and friends.
To say that integrity does not need to be confined is less problematic. It is not the limits of integrity that need to be defined, but the acceptance that rules have a purpose and apply equally to all members of society.
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