Individualism, a term often used in contrast with collectivism and totalitarianism , prioritizes the needs of the individual—morally, politically, socially and ideologically—to the extent that the total worth of each individual increases and each begins to practice and value their personal aims, goals, dreams and desires more than the collective good of the state. Individualism advocates that the individual is primary and the state secondary. In this doctrine, self-reliance and individual... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022. 3p.