Associations to the word «Individualism»

Wiktionary

INDIVIDUALISM, noun. The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
INDIVIDUALISM, noun. The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

Dictionary definition

INDIVIDUALISM, noun. The quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality".
INDIVIDUALISM, noun. A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence.
INDIVIDUALISM, noun. The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche