ABSTRACT

Economic and cultural globalization and the worldwide threat of terrorism have contributed to the resurgence of patriotic loyalty in many parts of the world and made the issues it raises highly topical. This collection of new essays by philosophers and political theorists engages with a wide range of conceptual, moral and political questions raised by the current revival of patriotism. It displays both similarities and differences between patriotism and nationalism, and considers the proposal of Habermas and others to disconnect the two. Ideal as a supplementary reader for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in politics/political science especially in political theory, contemporary political ideologies and nationalism and in philosophy for courses on applied ethics and political philosophy.

part |77 pages

The Moral Credentials of Patriotism

chapter |20 pages

Patriotism and Morality

Mapping the Terrain *

chapter |18 pages

Patriotic Loyalty

chapter |8 pages

Patriotism and Bad Faith

A Critique of Keller

part |73 pages

Further Issues

chapter |20 pages

Patriotism

Problems at Home

chapter |18 pages

Environmentalism and Patriotism

An Unholy Alliance?

chapter |18 pages

For the Union Makes Us Strong

Anarchism and Patriotism