Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social out

look that stresses "the moral worth of the individual".[1] Individualists promot
e the exercise of one's goals and desires and so independence and self-reliance[
2] while opposing most external interference upon one's own interests, whether b
y society, family or any other group or institution.[2]
Individualism makes the individual its focus[1] and so it starts "with the funda
mental premise that the human individual is of primary importance in the struggl
e for liberation." Classical liberalism (including libertarianism), existentiali
sm and anarchism (especially individualist anarchism) are examples of movements
that take the human individual as a central unit of analysis.[3]
It has also been used as a term denoting "The quality of being an individual; in
dividuality"[2] related to possessing "An individual characteristic; a quirk."[2
] Individualism is thus also associated with artistic and bohemian interests and
lifestyles where there is a tendency towards self creation and experimentation
as opposed to tradition or popular mass opinions and behaviors[2][4] as so also
with humanist philosophical positions and ethics