individualisms
Doctrines of self-reliance
Individualisms is the plural of individualism, referring to distinct varieties, expressions, or instances of the philosophy that prioritizes personal independence over collective identity.
Different cultures or thinkers may espouse their own individualisms: American and French individualisms developed along different historical paths.
The plural form appears mainly in academic or comparative contexts.
Depending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
- RandCurrency of South Africa
Thoreau · Emerson · nonconformity · self-determination · objectivism · existentialism · free will · personal sovereignty
Minimal-government political philosophy
- free marketCommerce without state intervention
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
civil liberties · property rights · limited government · neoliberalism · Thatcherism · personal freedom · self-governance · decentralization
Quality of being singular
- self-expressionConveying one's inner world
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
originality · personal style · Western values · independence · identity · rebellion · authenticity · bohemianism
Reduction to fine particles
- isolationComplete separation from others
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
alienation · consumerism · anomie · anti-social · solipsism · egocentrism · materialism · disconnection
self-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
Rand · Thoreau · Emerson · nonconformity · self-determination · objectivism · existentialism · free will · personal sovereignty · atomism
libertarianism
Minimal-government political philosophy
- free marketCommerce without state intervention
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
privatization · civil liberties · property rights · limited government · neoliberalism · Thatcherism · personal freedom · self-governance · decentralization · entrepreneurship
uniqueness
Quality of being singular
- self-expressionConveying one's inner world
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
eccentricity · originality · personal style · Western values · independence · identity · rebellion · authenticity · bohemianism · maverick
atomization
Reduction to fine particles
- isolationComplete separation from others
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
fragmentation · alienation · consumerism · anomie · anti-social · solipsism · egocentrism · materialism · disconnection · commodification
individualismscollectivisms
Ideologies emphasizing group over individual
collectivism · socialism · communitarianism · communism · tribalism
individualismsconformity
Adherence to norms
groupthink · conformism · herd mentality · mob mentality · conventionalism
individualismscollectivism
Group primacy doctrine
communism · socialism · Marxism · statism · totalitarianism
- rugged individualismPhilosophy of personal independence
- rugged individualistSelf-reliant, tough-minded person
- American individualismNational ethos of personal autonomy
- radical individualismBelief in absolute personal sovereignty