The Ethics of Patriotism (eBook)

John Kleinig is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, CUNY, and Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Canberra. He is the author of, amongst others, Valuing Life (1991), The Ethics of Policing (1996), and Ethics and Criminal Justice (2008). Simon Keller is Professor of Philosophy at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. He is the author of The Limits of Loyalty (2007), which won the 2009 American Philosophical Association Book Prize, and Partiality (2013). Igor Primoratz is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Canberra. He is the author of Banquos Geist: Hegels Theorie der Strafe (1986), Justifying Legal Punishment (1989, 1997),Ethics and Sex (1999), and Terrorism: A Philosophical Investigation (2013). He is also editor of a number of books, including Patriotism (2002) and Patriotism: Philosophical and Political Perspectives (with Aleksandar Pavkovic, 2007).

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

Part One Three Views on the Ethics of Patriotism 17

1 The Virtue in Patriotism 19
John Kleinig

2 The Case against Patriotism 48
Simon Keller

3 Patriotism: A Two-Tier Account 73
Igor Primoratz

Part Two Responses 105

4 Making Good on Patriotism: Response to Keller and Primoratz 107
John Kleinig

5 Virtue for the Unpatriotic: Response to Kleinig and Primoratz 123
Simon Keller

6 Keeping to the Middle Ground: Response to Keller and Kleinig 138
Igor Primoratz

Part Three Final Words 153

7 Final Words 155
John Kleinig

8 Final Words 163
Simon Keller

9 Final Words 172
Igor Primoratz

Bibliography 178

Index 185

"This is an excellent book, perhaps the best philosophical
work that exists on patriotism. Each of the three authors is an
accomplished philosopher, each has a distinctive perspective, and
each presents and defends his views clearly and effectively....
The discussion will both encourage and assist readers to reach
their own conclusions about whether patriotism should be strongly
supported or decisively rejected."--Stephen
Nathanson, , Northeastern University, author of Patriotism,
Morality and Peace