noun
methodological individualism
A technical term in social sciences, especially economics and sociology, referring to the view that social phenomena must be explained by individual actions and decisions.
方法論的個人主義は、マックス・ウェーバーの社会学の基礎にある考え方だ。
Methodological individualism is a foundational idea in Max Weber's sociology.
経済学では、方法論的個人主義に基づいて市場の動きを分析することが多い。
In economics, market movements are often analyzed based on methodological individualism.
個人主義 is general individualism as a value or social philosophy, while 方法論的個人主義 is a specific methodological stance in social science.
A compound of 方法論 (methodology), 的 (adjectival suffix), and 個人主義 (individualism). The term is a direct translation of the English 'methodological individualism' and is used primarily in academic contexts.