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For Love of Country: Debating the Limits of Patriotism

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Publisher Comments:

For Love of Country is a rare forum: a real conversation among some of our most prominent intellectuals about an issue of urgent public importance. At the center of this lively and utterly readable debate book is Martha Nussbaumis passionate argument against patriotism. At a time when our connections and obligations to the rest of the world grow only stronger, we should reject patriotism as a parochial ideal, she says, and instead see ourselves first of all as citizens of the world.

Fifteen writers and thinkers respond to Nussbaum's piece in short, hard-hitting, often brilliant essays, acknowledging the power of her argument, but often defending patriotisms and other local commitments with an eloquence equal to Nussbaum's. We hear from an astonishing range of writers from Robert Pinsky to Cornel West to Gertrude Himmelfarb to Sissela Bok.

This is contemporary American philosophy at its most relevant and readable. At a time when debates about crises in Bosnia or Somalia are dominated by politicians and military leaders, here are the voices of philosophers and poets, literary scholars and historians. A book of surprising insights and diversity, For Love of Country is especially written for a wide audience and is sure to spark debate.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780807043134
Subtitle:
(debating the limits of patriotism )
Editor:
Cohen, Joshua
Author:
Cohen, Joshua
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
General
Subject:
History & Theory
Subject:
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Subject:
International Relations
Subject:
History, theory and practice
Subject:
Internationalism
Subject:
Patriotism
Subject:
International Relations - General
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references p. 145-151.
Series Volume:
2
Publication Date:
c1996
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 154 p.
Dimensions:
8.45x5.51x.50 in. .45 lbs.
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