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Socialist communitarianism and its values for contemporary society

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Socialist communitarianism and its values for contemporary society

Morelli, Urbain (1995) Socialist communitarianism and its values for contemporary society. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

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The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how a socialist communitarian ethic, rather than a Western capitalist market ethic, provides the necessary foundations for the existence of democracy, freedom and equality, in contemporary society. In order to show this, I will use as my primary texts Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation and Michael Walzer's Spheres of Justice. Taken together, these two books provide a rich backdrop against which democracy can be defended. Although Polanyi and Walzer reflect two quite different approaches and attitudes to questions concerning social and political philosophy, I will argue that Polanyi's version of socialism and Walzer's theory of communitarianism are not irreconcilable. When amalgamated, these two theories can be made into a solid socialist communitarian ethic that provides the necessary foundations for democracy.

Divisions:Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Philosophy
Item Type:Thesis (Masters)
Authors:Morelli, Urbain
Pagination:v, 177 leaves ; 29 cm.
Institution:Concordia University
Degree Name:M.A.
Program:Philosophy
Date:1995
Thesis Supervisor(s):Mason, Sheila
Identification Number:BJ 1388 M68 1995
ID Code:118
Deposited By: Concordia University Library
Deposited On:27 Aug 2009 17:09
Last Modified:13 Jul 2020 19:45
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