Communitarianism vs. Liberalism Part Three: The Good Life, Neoliberalism and the Citizen

In the final episode of this three-part series on the political theory of communitarianism, I examine the political idea of the good life. What is it to live a good life? Should the state define a notion of the good life and promote it amongst its citizens? Communitarians argue that the liberal state fails to define and push an ideal of what a healthy, happy life consists in and this does a disservice to its citizens. Could we be happier with a bit more state guidance or is that a recipe for authoritarianism? Is communitarianism the political theory to lift us from our neoliberal morass?