Anthem Pre-Reading Flashcards
Independence
definition - taking responsibility of forming ones own judgements and living by the will of ones own mind
~self-determination
~liberty
~autonomy
Obedience
complying with a command; yielding to those in authority
~orderliness
~agreement
conformity
the act of habit of bringing (onesef) in harmony with others; adhering to traditional behaviors
~allegiance
~obedience
~comply
egoism
each mans primary moral obligation is to achieve his own welfare, well being or self-interest
~morality
~self-interest
altruism
man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only justification for existence, self sacrifice is the highest moral duty.
~selfless
~self-sacrifice
individualism
the concept that everyman as in independent, sovereign entity who posses an in alienable right to their own life
~individual rights
~personal freedoms
collectivism
the categorization of an individual to a group- whether by race, class or other characteristics
~subjugation
~grouping