ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Communitarianism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Communitarianism is a noun meaning (ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach.

Meaning

(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach.

Example Sentences

[…] Tony Blair dallied with communitarianism in the mid-90s and was wont to quote the Quaker philosopher John Macmurray.

Word Forms

Antonyms for communitarianism

Common opposites include individualism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include communalism, communalist, ecocommunalism, collectivist, neocommunism, collectivism.

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