definitions of individualism
Tim Bates (tbates@karri.bhs.mq.edu.au)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:07:00 +1100
hi,
we recently were discussing whether society exists or not.
A related topic is "What is individualism".
I would be interested in pithy definitions: here is one to start the ball
rolling.
"Individualism [is] the practice of living in terms of coherent desires
under the rule of law. [It] unleashed, for better or worse, everything
that makes the modern West dynamic and innovative."
Kenneth Minogue (Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of
London), 1999, 'Times Literary Supplement', 8 i.
Not far short of Ayn Rand. Coherent desires is good. Law is good, but
Minogue's definition doesn't specify the law system.
Who can do better?
best,
tim