ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that there is, in principle, a virtuous form of patriotism but that it would not appear as a virtue as such in a typology of civic virtue. We identify it as a central motivational aspect of civic virtue expressed in national affairs. We then consider how encouragement of patriotism might fit into a responsible scheme of civic education. We pursue this by presenting a pair of contrasting episodes in the history of patriotic civic education in the United States and sketching an account of civic education focused on civic intelligence, civic friendship, and civic competence.
