Communitarianism
Argues that identities and obligations develop within relationships and shared practices. Political decisions should consider common goods as well as the choices of separate individuals.
Foundational doctrines
- Socially embedded self
- Common goods
- Community obligations
- Contextual judgment
Disagreement and variation
Liberal and conservative communitarians differ; critics ask how communities can sustain shared obligations while protecting dissenters and minority members. Liberal, conservative, and democratic communitarian proposals differ; critics of liberal individualism do not form one unified program.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.