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 |