Read the excerpt from Anthem . This, my body and spirit, this is the end of the quest. I wished to know the meaning of things. I am the meaning. I wished to find a warrant for being. I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction. These sentences articulate which philosophical concept?

The speaker says that his own existence gives meaning and needs no approval or justification from others. This expresses Objectivism, which emphasizes the individual’s reason, independence, and right to pursue personal values. Collectivism, by contrast, places the group above the individual.

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