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
- communitarianisms
Antonyms for communitarianism
Common opposites include individualism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include communalism, communalist, ecocommunalism, collectivist, neocommunism, collectivism.
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