Additional note because of the large quantity of her publications and contractual issues, professor nussbaum has posted citations in chicago unbound, rather than fulltext. She begins her argument by raising questions about education and how students ought to be. These goals, i shall argue, would be better served by an ideal that is in any case more adequate to our. Because of the large quantity of her publications and contractual issues, professor nussbaum has posted citations in chicago unbound, rather than fulltext. Indeed, the economic globalization merging from contemporary neo liberal. Pdf nationalism and patriotism seem to gain momentum in our. On patriotism and cosmopolitanism by mahlon kruse on prezi. My fathers generation knew, back in 1942, that patriotism meant a. So often i have heard different sources and authors claiming that we all need to become global citizens, but no one has ever outlined a plan more thoroughly than nussbaum or had such a compelling argument. Nussbaum patriotism and cosmopolitanism when anyone asked him where he camefrom, hesaid, in rabindranath tagores novel the home and the world, the i am a citizen ofthg world. This task is all the more urgent when a variety of conflicting and incompatible beliefs. But i am a liberal, and both cosmopolitanism and patriotism, as sentiments, can seem to be hard to accommodate to lib eral principles. Argument by philosopher martha nussbaum for cosmopolitanism. A major issue in political philosophy is the extent to which one or another version of nationalism or, by contrast, cosmopolitanism, is morally justified.
Patriotism is more a matter of feeling than of intellect, although men of reason have always cherished their homeland. It is associated with postnationalist identity, because it is seen as a similar concept to nationalism, but as an attachment based on. This, then, raises the question of whether kant can combine patriotism and cosmopolitanism consistently, and if so, how. Nussbaums definition of cosmopolitanism is a person whose primary allegiance is to the community of human beings in the entire world. Patriotism is the allegiance or loyalty a cit izen has for her own country, nation, or kingdom. Rather, they merge their cosmopolitan and national identities into an. Nussbaums patriotism and cosmopolitanism was one of the most interesting readings ive encountered thus far in my college career. Humankind would be a better place if we were all just citizens of the world. Stephen macedo princeton university, princeton, nj, usa abstract patriotism is subject to searing moral criticism, but is it necessarily a vice. While the objection that cosmopolitanism is motivationally deficient is common in defenses of patriotism and compatriot partiality, this chapter argues that it is often ambiguous, as it conflates three analytically distinct arguments. While of course neither constitutionalism nor patriotism were invented by germans, constitutional patriotism, as a theory distinct from both liberal nationalism and republican patriotism, was elaborated most clearly in postwar west. In order that this question shall be rightly answered, it is essential that we study the fundamental principles which characterize this nation, which are the basis of its government, and which have made it all that it. I believe, with tagore and his character nikhil, that this emphasis on patriotic pride is both morally dangerous and, ultimately, subversive of some. Jul 04, 2010 my disposition towards patriotism and nationalism led me to approach martha nussbaums argument for cosmopolitanism in for love of country.
Patriotism or cosmopolitanism essay 1825 words bartleby. The majority of her suggestions are well taken, but her belief that national. Democratic nationalism and multiculutralism democracy. We will then reflect on the similarities and differences of cosmopolitanism and patriotism, focussing on the problems of world citizenship and accounting for the role of localnational identities, nowadays. Nussbaums argument is not itself a response to september 11 since it appears five years earlier but is instead a call for a new outlook in the. Nussbaums essay patriotism and cosmopolitanism, which first appeared.
Mother jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and the wealthy wouldnt fund the type of hardhitting journalism we. In martha nussbaums patriotism and cosmopolitanism she argues whether children should be taught in education to be patriotic or cosmopolitan. Verfassungspatriotismus is the idea that people should form a political attachment to the norms and values of a pluralistic liberal democratic constitution rather than a national culture or cosmopolitan society. Cosmopolitanism is a con troversial view,one tendency of moral thought opposed. Nussbaums essay patriotism and cosmopolitanism that appeared in the. In order that this question shall be rightly answered, it is essential that we study the fundamental principles which characterize this nation, which are the basis of its government, and which have made it all that it has ever been among the nations of the earth. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism one world youth club.
Martha nussbaum, from patriotism and cosmopolitanism one problem is that the concept of global citizenship assumes there is a universal set of values accepted worldwide, which of course is nonsense. But etzioni 1968 has called this assumption into question. My disposition towards patriotism and nationalism led me to approach martha nussbaums argument for cosmopolitanism in for love of country. Was joe biden wrong to say that paying taxes is patriotic.
Home depot and poinciana residents for smart change were key sponsors for the event. We often speak of such qualities as discipline devotion, loyalty and patriotism i deliberately. Kants views on patriotism have hardly been discussed in the literature. Constitutional patriotism has been interpreted in a variety of ways, providing a range of positions. American patriotism, national identity, and political. A menace to liberty an essay entitled cosmopolitanism and the internet a website about what patriotism is, reasons for it and what each person can do to be patriotic. Patriotism patriotism and cosmopolitanism martha nussbaum martha nussbaum is a professor of philosophy and law at the university of chicago. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism by deana wright on prezi. Kants cosmopolitan patriotism 0 top 100 university. In tagores novel, the appeal to world citizenship fails fails because patriotism is full of color and intensity and passion, whereas cosmopolitanism seems to have a hard time gripping the imagination.
Pdf patriotism and cosmopolitanism marc raphael dietrich. Nationalism, patriotism, and cosmopolitanism in an age of globalization robert audi published online. Nov 17, 2009 a major issue in political philosophy is the extent to which one or another version of nationalism or, by contrast, cosmopolitanism, is morally justified. In the contemporary world, human beings often combine profound local, ethnic, religious, or. In tagores novel, the appeal to world citizenship failsfails because patriotism is full of color and intensity and passion, whereas cosmopolitanism seems to have a hard time gripping the imagination. Debating the limits of patriotism with a sense of hope. Pauline kleingeld kantian patriotism patriotism and cosmopolitanism are often presumed to be mutually exclusive.
Many people assume that cosmopolitanism is incompatible with patriotism. Yet it is the core of the solution to the tragedy that haunts humanity today. Nationalism, like cosmopolitanism, may be understood as a position on the status and responsibilities of nation states, but the terms may also be used to designate attitudes appropriate to those positions. Martha nussbaum a patriot is a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and it interests a cosmopolitan is a person who is free from local, provincial or national bias or attachment. Patriotism is a short story about the marriage of two young japanese people whose passion for each other is matched only by their loyalty to their country and its emperor. Project muse tagores conception of cosmopolitanism. While of course neither constitutionalism nor patriotism were invented by germans, constitutional patriotism, as a theory distinct from both liberal nationalism and republican. Was barack obamas failure to wear a flag lapel pin the summer unpatriotic. Nationalism, patriotism, and cosmopolitanism in an age of.
Given the rise of nationalism across the world in the last few years, some. In her essay patriotism and cosmopolitanism which provoked the debate recorded in this book martha nussbaum defends the moral position to which king gave such powerful expression. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha nussbaum one world. Martha nussbaum, patriotism and cosmopolitanism, in the global justice reader, thom brooks eds. Another problem is that the american experience is now to be treated as just. The examples of patriotism and cosmopolitanism in ellen key rebecka lettevall studying the history of concepts is more than just the study of something past. It confronts us with the historicity of our own concepts, and makes us aware that our own premises are changeable, historical matter. Cosmopolitanism, constitutional patriotism, and the public sphere article in public culture 141. A frequently expressed criticism of cosmopolitanism by liberal nationalist theorists is that its moral universalism is incompatible with national identity and patriotic obligations, defined as. Defenders of cosmopolitanism often view patriotism as a dangerous form of parochialism,1 and defenders of patriotism regularly charge cosmopolitanism with advocating rootlessness and denouncing. A personal reflection on patriotism and cosmopolitanism gds. Sep 14, 2011 nussbaums patriotism and cosmopolitanism was one of the most interesting readings ive encountered thus far in my college career.
The year 2016 may long be remembered as a global turning point, perhaps on a par with 2008 the global financial crisis, 2001 the 911 attacks, and 1989 the fall of the berlin wall. Every true patriot is cosmopolitan and every genuine cosmopolitan is a patriot. Sean kim september 09, 2014 out of the box in the essay patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha c. Rorty seems to hold that the primary alternative to a politics based on patriotism and national identity is what he calls a politics of difference, one based on internal divisions among americas ethnic. When faced with the claim that patriotism meant supporting the nation mitted sense of democratic patriotism in their students, they have some serious work to do. Nussbaum begins her argument by raising questions about. This paper focuses on the nature of cosmopolitanism within the scope of rabindranath tagores social and political thought, primarily by showing that the attacks on martha nussbaums critique of patriotism and her attendant defence of cosmopolitanism miss the mark when directed against tagore. In current debates, patriotism is sometimes used as a synonym for nationalism,2 or it is said to be very close to jingoism. Nussbaum defines cosmopolitanism as a primary loyalty person to the community of human beings in the entire world. Patriotism, nationalism, and the motivational critique of. An excellent essay by classicist martha nussbaum on the importance of a cosmopolitan education and the limitations of nationalism.
The notion of cosmopolitanism is linked directly to the notion of the nation state. Nussbaums definition of cosmopolitanism is a person whose primary. The ethics of globalism, nationalism, and patriotism. Cosmopolitans serve their country and seek to uplift it intellectually, materially, and morally. I live in a very cosmo college town, though were surrounded on all sides by 50100 miles of small towns that are overwhelmingly white, conservative and xtian. Democratic nationalism and multicultural democracy i meindert fennema and jean tillie nias, march, 2001 email.
Nationalism, patriotism and cosmopolitanism in an age of. And yet in its very failure, tagore shows, it succeeds. It acknowledges that even at its best, patriotism is a dangerous virtue and prone to abuse. Some people think that true patriotism excludes cosmopolitanism. Yet there would be something wrong with a history of modern europe, or of the twentieth century world, which made no use of the concept of nationalism.
Nationalism, patriotism, and group loyalty assumption that similar processes can be invoked simultaneously. Patriotism pdf for many, that was the patriotic equation. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism by martha craven nussbaum. In this paper, we explore martha nussbaums version of cosmopolitanism and evaluate. Patriotism, internationalism, and cosmopolitanism patriotism is the allegiance or loyalty a cit izen has for her own country, nation, or kingdom. In a world of cosmopolitan patriots, people would accept the citizens. University of groningen kantian patriotism kleingeld, pauline. This chapter offers a critical examination of the motivational critique of cosmopolitanism. The life of the cosmopolitan, who puts right before country, and universal reason before the symbols of national belonging, need not be boring, flat, or lacking in love.
Patriotism, internationalism, and cosmopolitanism a. So often i have heard different sources and authors claiming that we all need to become. A personal reflection on patriotism and cosmopolitanism. Patriotism from intellectual concept to political weapon. Patriotism, internationalism, and cosmopolitanism a guide. Rooted cosmopolitanism canada and the world ubc press. The choice to focus on the concept of patriotism came from its abundant or even exuberant, and often puzzling, use in political and public discourses during the democratic transition in poland, and from the willingness of understanding the. Patriotism pdf patriotism pdf patriotism pdf download. Patriotism, cosmopolitanism and democracy call for applications estoril forum, near lisbon 25th 27th june 2018 the institute for political studies of the catholic university of portugal is hosting its annual major international summer school and conference in lisbon, at the end of june, bringing together. One of the central tasks of the moral philosopher is to articulate the convictions of the society in which he or she lives so that these convictions may become available for rational scrutiny.
According to this cosmopolitan outlook, our highestallegiance must be to the communityof humankind,and the first principles of. The article offers a conditional defense of patriotism. Cosmopolitanism by jason sparks one world youth club. I believe that tagore sees deeply when he sees that at bottom nationalism. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Cosmopolitanism and patriotism biblioteca digital do ipb. Kants cosmopolitan patriotism 0 university of groningen. Context very ethical arguments convey main point about how we should treat other nations. This is the year that the battle between globalists and nationalists became the central axis of conflict within and across many nations, especially in europe and the united states.
1437 1399 1355 994 314 825 1365 109 250 945 1255 677 1567 1194 1233 539 1026 376 707 1515 653 402 159 549 1298 1283 246 1252 189 1564 624 1506 476 273 1291 858 763 1235 267 732 1488