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Privatism
Concern only with issues inasmuch as they affect one as an individual; self-interest.
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Concern only with issues inasmuch as they affect one as an individual; self-interest.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| self-interestnoun | One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others. |
| selfnoun | One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition. |
| particularismnoun | An exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc. |
| individualismnoun | 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. |
| special interestnoun | A particular political issue that is the focus of political advocacy. |
| personalistnoun | (philosophy) An advocate of personalism |
| egoismnoun | The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind. |
| hyperindividualismnoun | (sociology) A tendency for people to act in a highly individual way, without regard to society. |
| individualistnoun | Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system. |
| prudentialistnoun | One who is governed by, or acts from, prudential motives. |
| superindividualismnoun | Extreme individualism |
| multitudinismnoun | The principle that the interests of the people generally are more important than those of individuals |
| collectivismnoun | The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it. |
| rational egoismnoun | (philosophy) The doctrine that it is rational to act in one's own self-interest. |
| rational selfishnessnoun | The conviction that it is moral to act for one's own good and that this is rationally in line with a greater good. |
| realpolitiknoun | (politics) Pragmatic, often expansionist, diplomacy and politics focused on perceived national interests of the state to the near exclusion of ethical, moral, and theoretical objectives. |
| overindividualismnoun | Excessive individualism. |
| impersonalismnoun | A belief system that places little importance on individuals and their subjective viewpoints and experiences. |
| rugged individualismnoun | (politics, US politics) The ideal in which an individual is more successful by their own work without any outside assistance, especially from the government. |
| unilateralismnoun | A tendency of nations to act on their own, or with only minimal consultation and involvement with other nations. |
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