Patriotism, Morality, and Peace

Stephen Nathanson

Rowman & Littlefield, 1993 - Philosophy - 227 pages

Titus starts this year with two goals. One: Prove he is capable of leading the varsity football team next year as their captain. Two: Confess his feelings to one of his best friends, Reese. By the end of the football season he has every reason to believe he accomplished his first goal. But when a promise to his other best friend and havoc turn his life upside down he isn't sure he'll ever get the chance to tell Reese how he feels. Reese Milson starts her sophomore year at Laton High School with her new boyfriend and two best friends by her side. When bad goes to worse and Reese hides from reality, it takes everything she has and the help of her best friend Titus to pull her back out of the darkness she had fallen into. Will they survive this year? Will Titus ever get his chance with Reese or will the promise he made keep them apart?

Contents

• The Case Against Patriotism: 3
• Problems for AntiPatriots: 17
• Sketch of a Reasonable Form of Patriotism: 29
• Patriotism Within the Limits of Morality: 37
• Is Moderate Patriotism Patriotic Enough?: 51
• The Basis of Loyalty: 53
• Are Patriotism and Universal Morality Compatible?: 65
• The Necessity of Choosing Sides: 79
• Can We Judge Our Country?: 89
• The Dimensions of Loyalty: 105
• From the Moderate Patriotic Perspective: 115
• On Deciding Whether a Nation Deserves Our Loyalty: 117
• Patriotism Military Service and Unjust Wars: 133
• Should Criticism Stop When the Shooting Starts?: 149
• Challenges to Moderate Patriotism: 163
• Patriotism and Global Injustice: 165
• Patriotism and Nationalism: 185
• Popular Patriotism: 199
• Selected Bibliography: 213
• Index: 223
• About the Author: 227

About the author

Stephen Nathanson, Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University, is the author of The Ideal of Rationality, An Eye for an Eye?: The Immorality of Punishing by Death (Rowman & Littlefield), and Should We Consent to be Governed? A Short Introduction to Political Philosophy.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Patriotism, Morality, and Peace; G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series; New Feminist Perspective Series; STUDIES IN SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY; Studies in social & political philosophy
• Author: Stephen Nathanson
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1993
• ISBN: 0847678008, 9780847678006
• Length: 227 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Political Science / Civil Rights