Question

why did carnegie insist that his gospel of wealth was founded upon the present most intense individualism? What can you conclude about the cultural significance of that term as carnegie used it

Answer 1

Andrew Carnegie insisted that his gospel of wealth was founded upon the present most intense individualism because the man has failed to destroy the concept of individualism by having specific laws such as:  Private Property, the Law of Accumulation of Wealth, and the Law of Competition.

Answer 2

Carnegie was one of the biggest industrialists in America, he owned more than 2% of the American GDP. He wrote “The Gospel of Wealth” in 1889 which he defended that there are great responsibilities that come with wealth and he created guidelines of the responsibilities of capitalism.

He insisted that his gospel of wealth was founded upon individualism because he defended that the capitalist system is fair because everyone has to participate to it and everyone has responsibilities to give back to society as a value of society.

There is a very important cultural significance of the Gospel of Wealth term because it means that everyone that has more than other should give back to society because society helped this person to reach that place through capitalism.