LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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The belief that the individual was more important than the larger community.
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Being an individual
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Being awesome
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Individualism is the belief that the individual was more important than the larger community. Renaissance thinkers looked to classical learning for a deeper understanding of human life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Individualism encompasses a value system, a theory of human nature, and a belief in certain political, economic, social, and religious arrangements. According to the individualist, all values are human-centred, the individual is of supreme importance, and all individuals are morally equal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Individualism emphasizes personal freedom and achievement. Individualist culture, therefore, awards social status to personal accomplishments such as important discoveries, innovations, or great artistic achievements.
Detailed explanation-4: -individualism noun [U] (SINGLE) the idea that freedom of thought and action for each person is the most important quality of a society, rather than shared effort and responsibility.