Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog (1818) by Caspar David Friedrich
At
the December 11, 2018 meeting of Owl & Ibis – A Confluence
of Minds yours truly presented Part II of II of The Evolution of Western Individualism, "Individualism in the 20th and
21st Centuries, A Closer Look." A PDF of the evening's slideshow is here.
The following handouts were given at
the meeting – Handout 1, Handout 2. As always, comments and questions about the
presentation, slideshow and handouts are welcome.
Topics
covered during the presentation included:
Recap of Part I
Collectivism as a Reactionary Force
Measuring Individualism/Collectivism by
Geert Hofstede
The Historical Spread of Individualism
Beyond the West
Objectivism by Ayn Rand
Individualism in the U.S.
The Modern Rise of Individualism Outside
the West
Neoliberalism & Individualism by
Noam Chomsky
Closing Thoughts
Individualism-Group
Equilibrium
Individualism and Morality
Individualism by John Steinbeck
Individualism by Oscar Wilde
The
PDF for Part I, "From the East African Rift to Silicon Valley,"
is here.
