Re: definitions of individualism

From: Dick.Gray@bull.com
Date: Tue Jan 26 1999 - 13:48:15 MST


Here's my definition, for what it's worth:

 Individualism is the idea that the individual is ontologically primary and
exists in her own right and for her own sake; as opposed to the view that
individuals are properly subordinate in some sense to the society in which
they take part.

Dick



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