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    Rawls discuses ideas of public reasons and ties it into the liberalist view that he has been working on. Sandel critiques Rawls ideas and puts them into another perspective before he starts to jump into his own ideas of communitarianism. Both philosophers bring up some good points, but as Sandel argues against Rawls he is bringing up some issues that can apply to his theory as well one of the biggest being the overly optimist or pessimistic views that they hold over humanity. Sandel argues in a way that reframes the situation to a more emotional argument rather than logical. Rawls uses his ideas about public reason and believe it should be applied into the political arena in which it could be very effective. This idea sums up to be what should…

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    It it is entirely possible to have both the critical thinking, rational and autonomous individual coexisting with a society where one has an immediate identification with the community they find themselves within. For the Greeks, the individual's identity and the society he lived in were necessarily connected, our current society contains individuals and a collective that could potentially be reconciled. While communitarianism and Hegelianism share core similarities, communitarianism tends to…

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    The Communitarian Voice of Consensus and Morality Communitarianism, with its recognition of the social and interdependent nature of humanity, provides the best framework for the organization of society. This framework avoids majority rule policies and disconnected representation, instead striving for deliberation and determination of a common communal good. This common good is representative of all community members, generating self-governing communities. These self-governing communities have an…

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    1.1 Communitarianism (a) Definition Communitarianism is the “doctrine that advocates a regime in which personal property is absent (it is distinguished from communism by its personal character).” (b) Source Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Kindle edition (Porto Editora 2013) location 47704. (c) Meaning This doctrine focuses on the community rather than the individual. Property does not belong anyone specific, but is to and is accessible to all equally - similar to socialism, different from…

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    Communitarianism is defined as the theoretical viewpoint that pursues to diminish the concentration on personal rights and upsurge the emphasis on mutual responsibilities (Lie, 2002). The definition of public differs and can denote something from the extended family to the sovereign state or country. In this method, moral perspective is founded on the public ethics, well-known societal standards as well as customs, and thoughts of the larger humanity. Communitarians stress on the effect of…

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    What is justice? The common good? Are they just words of idealistic thinking, or do they have a deeper meaning? The way of life is difficult and full of fright. One of the new ways to think of this problem is communitarianism. It is a political ideology that is not only critical of classical liberalism, but a better way of life for humans to live and understand the freedoms that they deserve. Freedom and justice for the individual are something that communitarianism thrives on, unlike other…

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    Communitarianism says that we are social beings deriving our understanding from the social world. We cannot detach ourselves from our ends and values. For the communitarians, communities can be formed by place, memory or even upon ‘psychological sharing’, for example friendship. It is not identified by a specific boundary. The concept of community claim to be a theoretical ideal, yet communitarians often refer to actual examples such as the family, the nation, the workplace and a person’s…

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    When John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice emerged into the realm of political philosophy in 1971, it not only breathed life into modern-day liberalism but it also inspired the rise of sharp criticism, as philosophy often is wont to do, from different political morals. Included in that mo-saic of contrasting views is modern-day communitarianism. Drawing primarily upon the insights from renowned philosophers Aristotle and Hegel, communitarians place a greater emphasis on the role of the community in…

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    Three Ethical Traditions

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    are three ethical traditions: realism, cosmopolitanism (idealism), and communitarianism (principled realism). Out of these ethical traditions spring coordinating strategies of ethical decision making: consequentialism, deontology, and tridimensional ethics.…

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    The perspectives of human nature and moral laws of international affairs can be evaluated and found to have similar roots and traditions. Hobbes theory of realism can closely relate to the idea of moral skepticism because of their emphasis on security of the individual. In addition, Locke’s theory of idealism can relate to the idea of communitarianism because of their link in moral ethics rising among nations. Lastly, Rousseau’s perspective of rationalism is supported by the idea of…

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