Post by Judge Sam on Sept 8, 2006 7:47:49 GMT -5
1. formed by collection.
2. forming a whole; combined: the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.
3. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together: the collective wishes of the membership.
4. organized according to the principles of collectivism: a collective farm.
- done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good"
- involving all members of a group as distinct from individual members
- A collective is a group of people who share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives are also characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis.
- A group of people who have assembled together due to similar value systems and a common cause
- A collective is a tightly knit group of people who produce something of social value for others, try to be self-governing and self-supporting and mutually supportive.
Collectivism is a term used to describe any moral, political, or social outlook, that stresses human interdependence and the importance of a collective, rather than the importance of separate individuals. Collectivists focus on community and society, and seek to give priority to group goals over individual goals. The philosophical underpinnings of collectivism are often related to holism or organicism - the view that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Specifically, a society as a whole can be seen as having more meaning or value than the separate individuals that make up that society.
Encyclopædia Britannica defines collectivism as a term used to refer to any social system where "the individual is seen as being subordinate to a social collectivity such as a state, a nation, a race, or a social class." Merriam-Webster defines collectivism as an "emphasis on collective rather than individual action or identity".
