Personalistic
[pur-suh-nl-iz-uh m] /ˈpɜr sə nlˌɪz əm/
noun
1.
Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
2.
Psychology. an approach stressing individual personality as the central concern of psychology.
/ˈpɜːsənəˌlɪzəm/
noun
1.
a philosophical movement that stresses the value of persons
2.
an idiosyncratic mode of behaviour or expression
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