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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 Freeden on Communitarianism - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 10 Communitarianism/Freeden: As a rule, though, the core of twentieth-century liberalism constituted an appeal for the release of a flow of free, vital and spontaneous activity emanating from individuals, one that would spread across the globe not through an internal rational logic but through a successful appeal to the intellects and emotions of the oppressed and underprivileged (Hobhouse, 1911(1); Freeden, 2001b: 21–2)(2). However, the otherwise strong liberal origins of that argument have been obscured because recent political philosophers have erroneously modelled liberalism as highly individualistic. One consequence is the false exclusion of ‘communitarians’ from the plural camp of liberalisms, under the impact of a philosophical dichotomy between liberals and communitarians that is not borne out by the complexity of liberal ideology (Taylor, 1989(3); Simhony and Weinstein, 2001(4)) [see also Chapter 30]. That ideology has developed strong appeals to mutual support and collective well-being at the heart of twentieth-century welfare state thinking (...). >Liberalism, >Libertarianism. 1. Hobhouse, L. T. 1911. Liberalism. London: Williams and Norgate. 2. Freeden, M. 2001b. ‘Twentieth-century liberal thought: development or transformation?’ In M. Evans, ed., The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Liberalism. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 21-2 3. Taylor, C. 1989. ‘Cross-purposes: the liberal– communitarian debate’. In N. Rosenblum, ed., Liberalism and the Moral Life. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 4. Simhony, A. and D. Weinstein, eds. 2001. The New Liberalism: Reconciling Liberty and Community. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Freeden, M. 2004. „Ideology, Political Theory and Political Philosophy“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. 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. |
Freeden, Michael Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |