Analysis Of Larry May's Criticism Of 'Communitarian Self'

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Larry May describes what he calls the “communitarian self” to be based on certain criticisms of liberalism. Two main theses May takes from his criticisms are that the self is socially constructed, and that responsibility is at least as important a moral value as is justice. May uses these propositions to argue for what he calls a communitarian perspective on professional ethics and applies it to a series of case studies such as the dilemmas of legal advocacy. Each of the cases is considered as a way to illustrate his argument; representativeness is an unaddressed issue. I will analyze Hannah Arendt, a movie about a philosopher covering a mass murder case, through May’s communitarian approach. Larry May’s thought process presents a critique