Historical evolution of individualism and collectivism as base values of the person and society

In the present work individualism and collectivism as base social and cultural values are investigated. The system-dialectic approach is used. The work consists of two parts. In the given part of the work the evolution of the western civilization at the stages of Modernist style and Postmodern is analysed from the point of view of systematic and dialectical approach. It is considered how concepts of individualism and collectivism at these stages were formed. The conclusion about the results of the evolution outcome of these values is drawn.