# Links [[Characteristics of the Austrian School]] # Methodological Individualism Summary::Describes social phenomena as a consequence of subjective personal motivations by individual actors. >[!Ref] Lexicon >In the social sciences, methodological individualism is a framework that describes social phenomena as a consequence of subjective personal motivations by individual actors. Class or group dynamics, which operate on systemic explanations, are deemed illusory, and, thus, rejected or de-prioritized. With its bottom-up micro-level approach, methodological individualism is often contrasted with methodological holism,[1] a top-down macro-level approach, and methodological pluralism.[2] > Clipped from [Methodological individualism - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodological_individualism) at 2023-12-16. [Discuss Methodological Individualism](obsidian://open?vault=Publications&file=Production%2FDiscuss%20Methodological%20Individualism)