Civic Friendship, Capabilities and Affiliation

Civic Friendship, Capabilities and Affiliation

Abstract In The New Religious Intolerance , Martha Nussbaum addresses rising intolerance and fear of difference in contemporary societies. She suggests overcoming these issues through ethical consistency, equality, and the cultivation of sympathetic imagination. Nussbaum views this imaginative engag...

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Published in:Theoria (Pietermaritzburg) Vol. 71; no. 179; pp. 53 - 76
Main Authors: Miloš, Ana Gavran, Zelič, Nebojša
Format: Journal Article
Language:Afrikaans
English
Published: New York Berghahn Books, Inc 01-06-2024
Subjects:
Ability
Ancient Greek philosophy
Bans
Cultivation
Equality
Ethics
Fear & phobias
Friendship
Imagination
Liberalism
Modern society
Plural societies
Religion
Religious discrimination
Transformation
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Summary:Abstract In The New Religious Intolerance , Martha Nussbaum addresses rising intolerance and fear of difference in contemporary societies. She suggests overcoming these issues through ethical consistency, equality, and the cultivation of sympathetic imagination. Nussbaum views this imaginative engagement as a form of civic friendship essential for societal transformation. However, we argue that her concept of civic friendship is problematic. First, Nussbaum's criteria do not suffice to define friendship. Second, this thin concept of civic friendship is unlikely to achieve the societal transformation Nussbaum envisions. We propose developing a more substantive account of civic friendship. This paper aims to create an Aristotelian account of civic friendship within a capabilitarian framework compatible with contemporary, plural societies.
ISSN:0040-5817
1558-5816
DOI:10.3167/th.2024.7117903