Civil Society - Enemies of Civil Society

Enemies of Civil Society

John A. Hall lists 5 distinct enemies of civil society:

  • Despotism: this is this idea of fear which discourages an type of group that's formed between society and government.
  • Revival of the tradition of republican civic virtues: these are qualities that hold a moral value or moral principle and amount to dispositions to obey.
  • Specific forms of nationalism: this would be where the rule of majority wins, and assimilation is used in order to form an ideal society.
  • Totalizing ideologies
  • Essentialist cultural ideals: these would be social cages of individuals that determines the function and value of that person in society.

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