individualism

/IH0 N D IH0 V IH0 D UW1 AH0 L IH0 Z AH0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.

  2. 2

    The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

  3. 3

    The doctrine that only individual things are real.

  4. 4

    The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/individualism