Democracy requires social endosmosis, not just a form of government

Evidence

An ideal society should be mobile, should be full of channels for conveying a change taking place in one part to other parts. In an ideal society there should be many interests consciously communicated and shared. There should be varied and free points of contact with other modes of association. In other words there must be social endosmosis. This is fraternity, which is only another name for democracy. Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 904

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces ‘social endosmosis’ as Ambedkar’s distinctive term for channels of shared experience across groups.
• XREF: The endosmosis definition of fraternity connects to Dewey’s ‘conjoint communicated experience’ formulation of democracy. — connects to: Democratic politics should constitute democratic power, not eliminate it — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 451