Individualism excerpt

In this encylcopedia entry, Ryan defines "individualism" as "the tendency to magnify individual liberty, as against external authority, and individual activity, as against associated activity." Extreme individualism, as defined by Ryan, rejects the intrusion of authority from church, state, and in the realm of business. Ryan states that the Catholic position is neither individualistic nor anti-individualistic.

The Catholic Encyclopedia

Appleton Co

1910