Individualism ( Fr. individualisme , from the Latin. Individuum - indivisible) - a moral , political and social worldview ( philosophy , ideology ), which emphasizes individual freedom , the paramount importance of the individual , personal independence in the framework of the constitutional order . Individualism contrasts itself with the idea and practice of suppressing an individual by society or the state . Individualism is the opposite of collectivism .
Content
- 1 Political individualism
- 1.1 Individualism and Anarchism
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Political Individualism
In political philosophy, individualistic theories advocate reducing the political role of the state, arguing that it should perform a limited set of functions necessary to maintain law and order .
Individualism and Anarchism
Anarchist-individualists , such as Benjamin Tucker , Murray Rothbard , oppose the state’s monopoly on law enforcement functions, arguing that the provision of any services by private individuals is more efficient and moral.
A prominent researcher of individualism, Friedrich Hayek, pointed to the fundamental difference between individualism and anarchism . This difference, according to Hayek, is in relation to the state [1] :
True individualism is certainly not anarchism. [...] He does not deny the need for coercive power, but wants to limit it to those areas where it is needed to prevent violence from others, and in order to minimize the total amount of violence.
See also
- Objectivism
- Liberalism
- Libertarianism
- Anarcho-individualism
- Agorism
Notes
- ↑ Hayek, 2011 , p. 21.
Literature
- Friedrich A. Hayek . Individualism and economic order . - Chelyabinsk: Socium, 2011.
- Rykov A. V. On the Formation of the Modernist Paradigm in the Art of the 19th Century // Bulletin of St. Petersburg University. Ser. 2 2013. Issue. 3, pp. 123-132.