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| Communitarianism: Communitarianism in philosophy emphasizes the importance of communal values, shared responsibilities, and the well-being of the community as a whole. It contrasts with individualism, emphasizing individual interests and not so much the social cohesion._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Michael Sandel on Communitarianism - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 173 Communitarianism/Sandel/Dagger: Whether 'philosophical' or 'political', communitarianism is too vague to be helpful and too accommodating to be acceptable. Communities take a great many forms, including some - such as fascist or Nazi communes - that communitarians themselves must find unpalatable or intolerable. >Society, >Community, >State (Polity). Sandel acknowledges the point when he says, in his review of Rawls's Political Liberalism, that the 'term "communitarianism" is misleading insofar as it implies that rights should rest on the values or preferences that prevail in any given community at any given time' (1994(1): 1767). >Preferences. Republicanism/Sandel: He has, accordingly, abandoned this misleading term in favour of 'republicanism'. >Republicanism. He persists in his criticism of liberalism, to be sure, but he apparently believes that he is in a better position to criticize as a republican committed to 'a formative politics . that cultivates in citizens the qualities of character self-government requires' (1996: 6) than as a communitarian committed to the prevailing values and preferences in a given community at a given time. Citizenship: What counts for the republican is not community per se, but the community of self-governing, public-spirited citizens. >Citizenship. 1. Sandel, Michael (1994) 'Political Liberalism'. Harvard Law Review, 107 (May): 1765-94. Dagger, Richard 2004. „Communitarianism and Republicanism“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Sand I Michael Sandel The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self 1984 Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |
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