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In going beyond African socialism and consensual democracy’s use of communitarianism, Bernard Matolino demonstrates that there is a mode of understanding communitarianism that need not necessarily be traditionalist. It is from this ever-evolving communitarian notion that an African-rooted form of democracy may arise. Such a democratic theory is one that seeks to prioritize reality and factors that have shaped and continue to shape current experience of life on the African continent. The work advocates a new mode of communitarianism, without the idealism of traditional foundations of kin connections and one which takes the ontological equality of the community and the individual. Such a communitarian outlook will secure the basic requirements of democratization without abdicating its communitarian responsibility. The communitarian democratic theory advocated here takes seriously the particular situation of each individual and yet points out the need to appreciate the inevitability of the connections among the same individuals.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: African Polities of Failure
Chapter 2: Consensus as Communitarian
Chapter 3: The Values of Communitarian Democracy
Chapter 4: Modern African Communitarianism
Chapter 5: Structure of Modern Afro-Communitarianism
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Product details
| Published | Sep 09 2019 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 190 |
| ISBN | 9781498588287 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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