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Collectivism is a social organization in which the individual is seen as being subordinate to a social ______
Collectivism is a social organization in which the individual is seen as being subordinate to a social ______
collectivity
Collectivism may be contrasted with ______, in which the rights and interests of the individual are emphasized
Collectivism may be contrasted with ______, in which the rights and interests of the individual are emphasized
individualism
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Du contrat social argues that the individual finds his true being and freedom only in submission to the ______ of the community
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Du contrat social argues that the individual finds his true being and freedom only in submission to the ______ of the community
general will
G. W. F. Hegel argued that the individual realizes his true being and freedom only in unqualified submission to the laws and institutions of the ______
G. W. F. Hegel argued that the individual realizes his true being and freedom only in unqualified submission to the laws and institutions of the ______
Karl Marx provided the most succinct statement of the collectivist view of the primacy of ______ interaction
Karl Marx provided the most succinct statement of the collectivist view of the primacy of ______ interaction
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Collectivism
Collectivism
A social organization where the individual is seen as subordinate to a social collectivity.
Individualism
Individualism
A philosophy that emphasizes the rights and interests of the individual.
General Will
General Will
A concept where individuals achieve freedom by submission to the community's collective desires.
Submission to Nation-State
Submission to Nation-State
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Primacy of Social Interaction
Primacy of Social Interaction
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Study Notes
Collectivism
- Collectivism is a social organization in which the individual is seen as being subordinate to a social group or community.
- Collectivism is contrasted with individualism, where the rights and interests of the individual are emphasized.
Influential Thinkers
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau argues in Du contrat social that the individual finds true being and freedom only in submission to the general will of the community.
- G. W. F. Hegel asserts that the individual realizes true being and freedom only in unqualified submission to the laws and institutions of the state.
- Karl Marx provides a succinct statement of the collectivist view, emphasizing the primacy of collective interaction.
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