Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This collection of essays approaches the problems and strengths of nationalism from a number of philosophical perspectives. The contributors craft a definition of nation/nationalism that emphasizes the cultural and sociopolitical ties uniting members of a country rather than merely their place of origin.
Table of Contents
Introduction : the (im-)morality of nationalism / Nenad Miscevic -- On redefining the nation / Michel Seymour -- On national belonging / 0lli Lagerspetz -- Zionism, nationalism, and morality / Elias Baumgarten -- Patriotism : morally allowed, required, or valuable? / Igor Primoratz -- On liberalism's ambivalence regarding nationalism / Christopher Heath Wellman -- National partiality : confronting the intuitions / Daniel Weinstock -- The new nationalisms / Gillian Brock -- Nationalist arguments, ambivalent conclusions / Margaret Moore -- Liberal egalitarianism and the case for supporting national cultures / Alan Patten -- Does membership in a nation as such generate any special duties? / Friderik Klampfer -- Is national identity essential for personal identity? / Nenad Miscevic -- Cosmopolitan democracy and liberal nationalism / Jocelyne Couture -- Liberally limited nationalism / Robert F. Goodin -- Cosmopolitan nationalism / Kai Nielsen.