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Communitarianism is a philosophy that emphasizes the connection between the individual and the community. Its overriding philosophy is based on the belief that a person's social identity and personality are largely moulded by community relationships, with a smaller degree of development being placed on individualism. Although the community might be a family, communitarianism usually is understood, in the wider, philosophical sense, as a collection of interactions, among a community of people in a given place (geographical location), or among a community who share an interest or who share a history.[1] Communitarianism usually opposes extreme individualism and rejects extreme laissez-faire policies that deprioritize the stability of the overall community. The philosophy of communitarianism originated in the 20th century, but the term "communitarian" was coined in 1841, by John Goodwyn Barmby, a leader of the British Chartist movement, who used it in referring to utopian socialists and o

Communitarianism - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philosophy emphasizing community Not to be confused with Communism or Communalism (disambiguation) . Part of a series on Communitarianism Principles Civil society Common good Community Consensus decision-making Diversity Political particularism Positive rights Social capital Solidarity Social responsibility Value pluralism Workplace democracy Intellectuals Aristotle Barber Barzilai Bellah Benhabib Benoist Blond Elshtain Etzioni Galston Hauerwas Hegel Kuczewski MacIntyre Marglin Adán Preve Putnam Rousseau Reich S

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