Can Patriotism be Critical?

In Mitja Sardoc (ed.), Handbook on Patriotism. Springer. pp. 163-178 (2018)
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Abstract

In this chapter, I develop a pragmatic defense of critical patriotism, one that recognizes the many personal and social benefits of patriotic sentiment yet which is also infused with a passion for justice. Though the argument is pragmatic given the ubiquity of patriotic sentiment, I argue that critical patriotism is able to reconcile a love of one’s country with an ardent determination to reform and improve it.

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Michael S. Merry
University of Amsterdam

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