Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Handbook of Patriotism pp 1–16Cite as

Critical Patriotism

  • Living reference work entry
  • Latest version View entry history
  • First Online:

Abstract

In this chapter, the author develops 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, the author argues that critical patriotism is able to reconcile a love of one’s country with an ardent determination to reform and improve it.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

References

  • Archard D (1999) Should we teach patriotism? Stud Philos Educ 18:157–173

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Baldwin J (1955) Notes of a native son. Beacon, Boston

    Google Scholar 

  • Boxill B (2009) Frederick Douglass’ patriotism. J Ethics 13:301–317

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cafaro P (2010) Patriotism as an environmental virtue. J Agric Environ Ethics 23(1–2):185–206

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cottingham J (1986) Partiality, favoritism and morality. Philos Q 36(144):357–373

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Delfattore J (1999) What Johnny shouldn’t read: textbook censorship in America. Yale University Press, New Haven

    Google Scholar 

  • Eagleton T (2010) On evil. Yale University Press, New Haven

    Google Scholar 

  • Fullinwider RK (1996) Patriotic history. In: Fullinwider RK (ed) Public education in a multicultural society: policy, theory, critique. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Galston WA (1991) Liberal purposes: goods, virtues, and diversity in the liberal state. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Gomberg P (2000) Patriotism in sports and in war. In: Tännsjö T, Tamburrini C (eds) Values in sport: elitism, nationalism, gender equality and the scientific manufacture of winners. E & FN Spon Ltd, London, pp 87–98

    Google Scholar 

  • Hedges C (2010) Death of the liberal class. Vintage, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Hitchens C (2001) Letters to a young contrarian. Basic Books, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Kateb G (2000) Is patriotism a mistake? Soc Res 67(4):901–924

    Google Scholar 

  • Keller S (2007) The limits of loyalty. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Kleinig J (2014) On loyalty and loyalties. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Loewen JW (1995) Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong. The New Press, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Mason A (1997) Special obligations to compatriots. Ethics 107(3):427–447

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Merry MS, De Ruyter D (2011) The relevance of cosmopolitanism for moral education. J Moral Educ 40(1):1–18

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Milgram S (1974) Obedience to authority. Tavistock, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Mill JS (1978) On liberty. Hackett, Indianapolis

    Google Scholar 

  • Miller D (1995) On nationalism. Clarendon, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Nash G, Crabtree C, Dunn R (2000) History on trial: culture wars and the teaching of the past, 2nd edn. Vintage, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Niebuhr R (1932) Moral man and immoral society: a study in ethics and politics. John Knox Press, Westminster

    Google Scholar 

  • Nussbaum M (1997) For love of country: debating the limits of patriotism. Beacon Press, Boston

    Google Scholar 

  • Raphael R (2004) Founding myths: stories that hide our patriotic past. The Free Press, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Scheffler S (1997) Relationships and responsibilities. Philos Public Aff 26(3):189–209

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Tyack D (2003) Seeking common ground: public schools in a diverse society. Harvard University Press, Cambridge

    Google Scholar 

  • Walzer M (1988) The company of critics: social criticism and political commitment in the twentieth century. Basic Books, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Zinn H (2004) A people’s history of the United States. Harper & Row, New York

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Michael S. Merry

Authors
  1. Michael S. Merry
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Michael S. Merry .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Educational Research Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Mitja Sardoc

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG

About this entry

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this entry

Merry, M.S. (2018). Critical Patriotism. In: Sardoc, M. (eds) Handbook of Patriotism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30534-9_23-2

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30534-9_23-2

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-30534-9

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-30534-9

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference Religion and PhilosophyReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Humanities

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Chapter history

  1. Latest

    Critical Patriotism
    Published:
    31 January 2018

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30534-9_23-2

  2. Original

    Critical Patriotism
    Published:
    22 September 2017

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30534-9_23-1

Search

Navigation