Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being fraternal; specifically, the cultivation and safeguarding of that fraternity, or brotherhood of an entire people, demanded by the French revolutionists.
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Examples
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If you would compare cultures around the world empirically, you would see that the ones where "fraternalism" is most powerful -- i.e., where people rely most on their extended families -- are ones where "citizenism" is least powerful -- where people can't rely on their fellow citizens.
What's Wrong With Fraternalism?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I'd never thought of legally binding fraternalism.
What's Wrong With Fraternalism?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It's sad, it goes against a lot of the overarching principles of fraternalism, but I am speaking from an undergraduate/young alumni perspective.
Jeff A. Katz: We're All DKEs Sometimes... Jeff A. Katz 2010
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It's sad, it goes against a lot of the overarching principles of fraternalism, but I am speaking from an undergraduate/young alumni perspective.
Jeff A. Katz: We're All DKEs Sometimes... Jeff A. Katz 2010
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I'd say the flaw with the argument (lack of support for fraternalism should lead to lack of support for welfare state) is that the lack of support for fraternalism is due to the unequal burden it places upon those with bad siblings rather than a conviction that bad siblings don't deserve support.
What's Wrong With Fraternalism?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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And certainly as a matter of private morality, as opposed to law, I endorse fraternalism.
What's Wrong With Fraternalism?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It's sad, it goes against a lot of the overarching principles of fraternalism, but I am speaking from an undergraduate/young alumni perspective.
Jeff A. Katz: We're All DKEs Sometimes... Jeff A. Katz 2010
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To some extent fucntioning fraternalism requires a third party paternalism.
What's Wrong With Fraternalism?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Hofstra Univeristy's 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Celebration was the perfect backdrop for the 30th anniversary of a chapter affiliated with such an esteemed fraternity like Alpha Phi Alpha that even Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used to relish with a spirit of cordiality and fraternalism.
Pascal Robert: Hofstra University's 75th Anniversary Celebration and 30 years of Brotherhood Pascal Robert 2010
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Now suppose someone were to argue in favor of what I'll call fraternalism - the view that that people ought to be legally responsible for their siblings 'well-being.
What's Wrong With Fraternalism?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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