| A | B |
|---|
| collectivism | the subjugation of the individual to a group |
| individualism | regards a person as an independent, sovereign entity |
| altruism | man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only justification of his existence |
| egoism | each man's primary moral obligation is to achieve his own welfare, well-being, or self-interest |
| egotism | an exaggerated sense of self |
| conformity | the act of bringing oneself into harmony with others; adhering to conventional behavior |
| independence | one's acceptance of the responsibility of forming one's own judgmentand of living by the work of one's own mind"; choosing to live and exist for oneself |
| objectivism | Ayn Rand's philosophy of individuality |
| ego | self |
| communism | a type of collectivism |
| free will | People have _____ _____ so they make up their own minds and direct their own lives by the values they adopt. |
| determinism | People are by nature in the grip of forces beyond their control - the result of some force such as God, other people, economic conditions, or one's racial heritage. |
| fate | Life is predestined. |
| ethics | the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation |
| epistemology | reason |
| metaphysics | objective reality |
| self-interest | Ayn Rand's ethic model |
| capitalism | Ayn Rand's model of politics; opposite of communism |
