Community thinking is one that focuses its interest on societies or communities, rather than the individual. Its most faithful exponent was the political philosopher, of American origin Michael Walzer. This philosopher raised justice, as a work of man, where the foundations that sustain it, diverse in their form, make up what is different, taking property as community property.
In this sense, the community concept is born as a thought that is opposed to liberalism, since it is believed that everything that is essential for ethics comes from community values, social goals, solidarity, the common good and above. all from mutual cooperation.
Community thinking meditates on the basic norms that must control the well-being of the entire society. The bond that exists between individualism and the community is firm, therefore, it is important to reflect not only on the personal interests of each person, but also on the interests distributed within a society.
Supporters of this thought consider that communities are not given sufficient importance in liberal beliefs of justice, compromising the chances that citizens can participate in public debates.
There is a type of communitarianism different from the philosophical one and it is the ideological one. This gives importance to the right of the majority in making decisions that may favor or harm the minority. This type of community thinking is seen as leftist in appearance economic and right in the aspect social.
