Western and African communitarianism: A comparison

A Companion to African Philosophy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 483-498

  Masolo, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

African communitarianism; Communitarian society; Individualism; Philosophical romanticism; Western communitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957071175     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470997154.ch41     Document Type: Chapter

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