2022年7月2日 · But what exactly is individualism, and how does it fit in the American tradition? Let’s explore this topic, starting with a definition: Individualism is a philosophy that views people first and foremost as unique individuals rather than as members of a group.

American individualism and our collective crisis. Our national and social identity is deeply rooted in values like freedom, equality and order. A political scientist explores how these ideas affected the US response to the pandemic.

In this essay I distinguish two forms of American individualism – what I call Ebenezer’s individualism, and intimate individualism – and contend that too many scholars mistakenly see the selfishness and isolation typified by Ebenezer Scrooge …

2022年11月21日 · American individualism is being undermined by diversity ideology and expressive individualism that prioritize group identity and self-expression. Recovering American individualism rightly...

An individualistic culture attributes what happens in the world to individual interests and will—not to fate, God, circumstances, or social pressure. And such a culture expects the individual to be self-reliant materially and, in the Emersonian sense, morally. What evidence is there that American culture is more imbued with such

From the very beginning, individualism embedded itself within American communication, history, and culture. Individualism introduced and maintained that independence, privacy, and competition are considered “virtues” in American communities (Jarolmen, 2020).

2017年2月1日 · Individualism has been the primary force of American civilization for three centuries. It is our sort of individualism that has supplied the motivation of America’s political, economic, and spiritual institutions in all these years.

Scranton ascribes three major characteristics to individualism: 1. The attitude which sees the individual human person, his rights, and his needs, as. state), in moral and political decision making.... 2. The more metaphysical position that the individual human person may exist apart.

2022年11月4日 · The Roots of American Individualism traces the origins of individualist ideas to the turbulent political controversies of the Jacksonian era (1820–1850) and explores their enduring influence on American politics and culture. What are political myths, and what led you to focus on them in this book?

2020年12月13日 · Individualism is the core of American culture and the most representative integral part of American values. It is a moral, political and social philosophy, emphasizing the importance of personal, self-contained virtue as well as personal independence. How does American individualism affect society?