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The term "participation" manifests in literature as a multifaceted concept that bridges individual essence with collective engagement. In classical and theological texts, for instance, it is used to denote the sharing in inherent qualities or divine attributes—as when Boethius wonders if all that is good is so by participating in goodness [1] or when Saint Augustine expounds on sharing in a people’s virtues and even in God’s own nature [2, 3, 4]. Beyond metaphysical discussions, participation is also portrayed in more tangible, civic contexts: it marks the involvement in societal, political, or even cultural rituals, evident in debates over democratic engagement and public affairs [5, 6, 7, 8]. Moreover, sociological texts employ the term to indicate both the process and the goal of fostering communal bonds—from the diffusion of language and customs to structured systems of cooperation [9, 10, 11]. Thus, across diverse genres and eras, "participation" eloquently captures the dynamic interplay between the individual and the community.
  1. 'It seems so,' said I. 'But dost not thou allow that all which is good is good by participation in goodness?'
    — from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
  2. And why need I speak of the advantageousness, the common participation in which, according to the definition, makes a people?
    — from The City of God, Volume II by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  3. For created gods are gods not by virtue of what is in themselves, but by a participation of the true God.
    — from The City of God, Volume II by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  4. For without end they enjoy the contemplation and participation of Him.
    — from The City of God, Volume I by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  5. Are we entitled by nature and compact to a free participation in the navigation of the Mississippi?
    — from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison
  6. It means the extension of democratic participation in the common life.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  7. In this country, for example, what are called the working-classes may be considered as excluded from all direct participation in the government.
    — from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill
  8. What the immigrant and the alien need most is an opportunity for participation.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  9. Participation : Americanization as, 762 -63; and competitive co-operation, 767 -68; language as a means and a product of, 763 -66.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  10. From this standpoint participation is both the medium and the goal of assimilation.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  11. Actually common participation in common activities implies a common "definition of the situation."
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park

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