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Patriotism. G. Schochet, in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001. ‘Patriotism’ is about political allegiance (and, of course, loyalty), commitment, and dedication. In briefest compass, it means love of one's country or nation and is one of the oldest political virtues. It is rather more emotional than ...
Jul 28, 2020 · Abstract. “Patriotism” is a relatively young word in relation to other rhetorical terms of western political discourse; but its cognate “patriot” and that word’s etymological root in appeals to “patria” have antiquarian beginnings. Considering the various historical manifestations of the term, the purposes of this essay are threefold.
Dec 19, 2023 · To summarize: Synthesizing the two dominant research traditions on the nationalism-patriotism distinction, this article offers a novel conceptual approach, advocating for a triad of three different kinds of attachments: nationalism, exclusively referring to the nation; patriotism, revolving around the notion of the homeland; and democratic patriotism, with democracy as its object of attachment.
Aug 2, 2017 · In a seminal paper, Alasdair MacIntyre has argued that patriotism is a key virtue of citizens, which supports the exercise of other moral and political virtues. According to MacIntyre, the precise content of all the virtues is derived from the particularistic morality of a community.
Jul 1, 2020 · Patriotism has often been negatively evaluated. Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, for example, said that “patriotism from an absolute perspective is simply another form of selfishness,” that social groups are held together by emotion rather than reason, and that love for one's country “slews into nationalism.” 1 This essay is an attempt to locate a kind of justifiable patriotism.
Dec 20, 2007 · The strong moral reading of constitutional patriotism, outlined here, always (and not contingently, as with liberal nationalism) contains what one might call a “normative surplus” that serves as a basis for civic empowerment, dissent, and—at the limit and as a kind of litmus test—as a justification for civil disobedience, or what some ...
Jul 28, 2020 · Abstract. Define “patriotism” as love for one’s country and devotion to its well-being. This chapter contends that patriotism thus defined is a virtue and that environmentalism is one of its most important manifestations. Patriotism, as devotion to particular places and people, can occur at various levels, from the local to the national.
