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A ‘Radical Humanist’ Approach to the Concept of Solidarity

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‘Solidarity’ conjures up positive images of the strength of togetherness and community, but in practice it is experienced by groups when confronted by a real or perceived threat from other groups. The ideal of a universal human solidarity appears tenuous and flimsy. However, Richard Rorty and Axel Honneth have attempted, in different ways, to bring this ideal under philosophical consideration. Their treatment of human solidarity is flawed by their a priori rejection of the normative idea of a common human nature. Such an idea, termed ‘radical humanism’, is reconstructed from the work of Erich Fromm, and one of its chief implications – the rejection of liberal nationalism – is proposed as part of a radical challenge to contemporary social and political theory.

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  • Lawrence Wilde, 2004. "A ‘Radical Humanist’ Approach to the Concept of Solidarity," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 52(1), pages 162-178, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:52:y:2004:i:1:p:162-178
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00470.x
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