Bourgeois/Citizen: "Bourgeois" refers to the middle class, associated with property and capitalist interests. "Citoyen" means citizen and embodies civic responsibilities in a republic. The former denotes social class, the latter emphasizes civic identity. See also Republic, State, Society, Community, History._____________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. |