Methodological Individualism

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:philosophy Social science methodology
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Game_theory gptkb:Microeconomics Analytical sociology
gptkbp:contrastsWith	Methodological holism
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:Émile_Durkheim Methodological holists
gptkbp:defines	The principle that all social phenomena can be explained by showing how they result from individual actions, which in turn are explained by the individuals' motivations.
gptkbp:describes	Explanation of social phenomena in terms of individual actions
gptkbp:field	gptkb:Sociology gptkb:Philosophy_of_social_science Economics
gptkbp:hasConcept	Social phenomena can be explained by analyzing individuals and their actions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Methodological Individualism
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Austrian_School_of_economics gptkb:Neoclassical_economics Public choice theory
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Philosophy_of_action Individualism
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Karl_Popper gptkb:Ludwig_von_Mises gptkb:Max_Weber gptkb:James_Coleman
gptkbp:originatedIn	19th century
gptkbp:relatedConcept	Reductionism Rational choice theory Atomism (philosophy)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Micro-Macro_Political_Analysis
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7