People have struggled with the issue of self and society since the first large-scale human settlements. How do Socrates and Epictetus see the relationship between the individual and society? Which of their teachings are relevant in contemporary society?

People have struggled with the issue of self and society since the first large-scale human settlements. How do Socrates and Epictetus see the relationship between the individual and society?  Which of their teachings are relevant in contemporary society? Why or why not?