Participation in shared vital force grounds equality and solidarity among all persons

Evidence

It is in this civilisation of relations that one can find the notion of equality between all men. It is precisely in this living relationship that we can situate the meaning of participation in the vital force of the others. Only this entity is that which allows peers to recognise themselves in each other. Another level for participation is familial solidarity or solidarity with the clan, the tribe to which one belongs, and, by extension, to the human race. At this level, the vital force reaches its peak for every individual and every member of the community. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 329

Categorization

• XREF: This derivation of equality from shared vital force parallels communitarian philosophical accounts of human dignity. — connects to: Withdrawal, not participation, is now the only honest solidarity; Mere existence entitles every being to equal community standing — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 383; Solidarity means mutual recognition of belonging, forged through struggle. — Michelle I. Gawerc, Coalition-building and the forging of…, 80