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per·son·al·ism  (pûrs-n-lzm)
n.
1. The quality of being characterized by purely personal modes of expression or behavior; idiosyncrasy.
2. Philosophy Any of various theories of subjective idealism regarding personality as the key to the interpretation of reality.
person·al·ist adj. & n.
person·al·istic adj.
personalism [ˈpɜːsənəˌlɪzəm]
n
1. (Philosophy) a philosophical movement that stresses the value of persons
2. an idiosyncratic mode of behaviour or expression
personalistic  adj
personalist  n & adj
personalism
the individual or personal characteristics of a person or object. — personalist, n. — personalistic, adj.
See also: Self
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Whitehead was more economical than the personalists.
The lure and necessity of process theology by Dorrien, Gary / Cross Currents
Personalists do not consider the lives of persons of any race, religion or culture less sacred than the lives of others, much less give unqualified support to a brutal government that does.
Skeleton in jackboots? An intellectual historian makes sense of Young ... by Hellman, John / Literary Review of Canada
In this context, Kraynak criticizes a number of "Christian personalists," including Niebuhr, Maritain, Murray, King, and the Catholic neoconservative Michael Novak, for failing to appreciate the influence that liberalism's teaching on rights and autonomy has on the self-understanding of modern man.
Christian political discourse by Guerra, Marc / Modern Age
 
 
 
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