The Western liberal individualism that is so central to modern science is a problem.
However, Teruo has become infected with Western individualism during his stay in Europe, and refuses to bow to the demands of society.
The system of sharing broke under the onslaught of Western individualism.
He is worried about the unsettling effects of Western individualism on an Eastern society.
His influence and moral authority for the West diminished as he became increasingly isolated and critical of Western individualism.
They admire some of our freedoms and rights, but they also see the flip side of Western individualism: weaker families.
Many Asian societies, for example, are more concerned with common social goals than Western individualism.
Certainly, Western individualism and improvisation could remain important.
To the new scholars, Western individualism is a self-serving myth.
The 19th-century Slavophiles contrasted Eastern communalism with Western individualism.