anti-individualism

Society over self

Anti-individualism is opposition to philosophies that prioritize the individual over the group.

The term appears in political contexts criticizing libertarianism or classical liberalism, and in philosophy of mind, where it holds that mental states depend partly on factors external to the individual.

Anti-individualism challenges the assumption that thoughts exist purely in the head.

philosophical

collectivism

Group primacy doctrine

Hegel · Marx · communalism · interdependence · Confucianism · ubuntu · socialism · Putnam

political

collectivism

Group primacy doctrine

communitarianism · authoritarianism · totalitarianism · conformity · groupthink · nationalism · corporatism · fascism · Maoism · central planning

cultural

conformity

Adherence to norms

interdependence · family honor · social cohesion · communal values · hierarchy · deference · consensus · self-effacement · modesty · belonging

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Opposites
political-social philosophy

anti-individualismindividualism

Doctrine of personal independence

libertarianism · classical liberalism · rugged individualism · laissez-faire · anarcho-capitalism

philosophical orientation toward the self

anti-individualismindividualism

Doctrine of personal independence

atomism · personal autonomy · self-determination · self-actualization

economic ideology

anti-individualismlaissez-faire economics

Minimal state economic involvement

entrepreneurialism · private enterprise · rugged individualism · self-reliance · bootstrapping

Family

individual, individuality, individualistic, individualist, individualism, individualize, individualistically

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