Nussbaum patriotism and cosmopolitanism when anyone. This claim is just as much in need of empirical support, however, as the opposite claim discussed in the previous paragraph. Nussbaums essay patriotism and cosmopolitanism that appeared in. The clash of civilization patriotism and cosmopolitanism. Argument by philosopher martha nussbaum for cosmopolitanism. Barber, richard sennett, michael lerner, sheldon hackney, judith. Nussbaum, the wellknown feminist professor of philosophy, classics.
I believe, with tagore and his character nikhil, that this emphasis on patriotic pride is. Cosmopolitanism and sovereignty thomas pogge international distributive justice pdf simon caney iii. Glossop 1 the journal of value inquiry volume 32, pages 421 426 1998 cite this article. Thus, cosmopolitanism is regarded as an extension of a developmental process that also includes the development of patriotism. Some cosmopolitan patriots are conserva tive and religious.
Such requirements, framed here as belonging to the category of individual cosmopolitanism, offer guidelines on right action in the context of global human community. Because of the large quantity of her publications and contractual issues, professor nussbaum has posted citations in chicago unbound, rather than fulltext. Debating the limits of patriotism, martha nussbaum ronald j. Cosmopolitanism and global ethics syllabus spring 2017 leave a reply. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism martha nussbaum resource 1 doc resource 2 statistics you did not know. Kwame anthony appiah cosmopolitan patriots 21 benjamin r. Patriotism or cosmopolitanism essay 1825 words bartleby. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha nussbaum 1 of 8 12407 11. Global citizenship as the completion of cosmopolitanism. At the center of this lively and utterly readable debate book is martha nussbaumis passionate argument against patriotism. The motivation for turning to patriotism as articulated by nussbaum and others will be demonstrated to rely on misleading understandings of love of country as a possessive emotion.
Cosmopolitanism, nationality, states and culture introduction patriotism and cosmopolitanism martha c. The allegory of the cave plato resource 1 pdf 178 kb. The term cosmopolitanism is derived from the greek cosmopolis. Martha nussbaums shift from cosmopolitanism to patriotism the discussion on patriotism is notoriously polarizing. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism by martha craven nussbaum. In her famous text patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha nussbaum argued for cosmopolitan education in ways that evoked a tension between. Cosmopolitanism is the ideology that all human beings belong to a single community, based on a shared morality. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In order to explicate why this is so, we need to distinguish patriotism from nationalism, and to understand how they relate to each other and to cosmopolitanism. Pheng cheah calls our attention to the fact that a definition 1 for nussbaum, cosmopolitanism represents an exile from the comfort of local truths and from the protector feeling of patriotism and from the symbols of national belonging. Sep 09, 2019 martha nussbaum, kant and cosmopolitanism, in perpetual peace.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In martha nussbaum s patriotism and cosmopolitanism she argues whether children should be taught in education to be patriotic or cosmopolitan. Nationalism, patriotism, and cosmopolitanism in an age of. China and the new cosmopolitanism by johan elverskog southern methodist university. Cosmopolitanism international relations britannica.
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content john pizer cosmopolitanism and weltliteratur with the demise of soviet communism and the concomitant intensification of cultural and economic globauzation ui the 1990s, the issue of cosmopoutanism has become a central topic ui rnteuectual debates. Cosmopolitanism and patriotism biblioteca digital do ipb. One explanation for this difference is that patriotism is full of color and passion, while cosmopolitanism is seen as bland, rootless, bloodless, and motivationally impotent, or at the very least it seems to have a hard time gripping the imagination nussbaum 1996. Global citizenship is fundamentally concerned with individual moral requirements in the global frame. Patriotism patriotism and cosmopolitanism martha nussbaum martha. We do not live in an age of cosmopolitanism, but in an age of cosmopolitization. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha nussbaum phildeptkapitannussbaum1.
Martha nussbaum, patriotism and cosmopolitanism available here. The life of the cosmopolitan, who puts right before country, and universal reason before the symbols of national belonging, need not be boring, flat, or lacking in love. Relying on alice crarys 2007 critique, it will be argued that sound moral judgement with regard to the patria as well as from a cosmopolitan stance is equally. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha nussbaum one world. Introduction to cosmopolitanism in an age of globalization. Rorty seems to hold that the primary alternative to a politics based on patriotism and national identity is what he calls a politics of difference, one based on internal divisions among americas ethnic. Martha nussbaum, from patriotism and cosmopolitanism one problem is that the concept of global citizenship assumes there is a universal set of values accepted worldwide, which of course is nonsense. While the idea of cosmopolitanism actually originated during the hellenistic period it was. According to ulrich beck 2002, nationalism is one of the chief enemies of cosmopolitan societies.
Buchanan, for example, speaks of a natural duty of cosmopolitan justice, which he characterizes as not a 1 martha nussbaum, patriotism and cosmopolitanism, in for love of country. Her original article provoked considerable controversy and was published along with 29 responses from a variety of experts holding a wide range of perspectives and opinions on the. Cosmopolitanism by jason sparks one world youth club. Nationalism, like cosmopolitanism, may be understood as a position on the status and responsibilities of nation states, but the terms may also be used to designate attitudes appropriate to those positions. In her famous text patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha nussbaum argued for cosmopolitan education in ways that evoked a tension between cosmopolitanism and patriotism. Different political ideologies can be made consistent with both of them. Nussbaum s definition of cosmopolitanism is a person whose primary allegiance is to the community of human beings in the entire world. Start studying the clash of civilization patriotism and cosmopolitanism. Jurgen habermas theory of cosmopolitanism request pdf. China and the new cosmopolitanism sinoplatonic papers. The ceri series in comparative politics and international studies. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism, martha nussbaum 1 of 8.
But i am a liberal, and both cosmopolitanism and patriotism, as sentiments, can seem to be hard to accommodate to lib eral principles. On one side, we see minerva, the goddess of the liberal arts, in embrace with amalthea, the goddess of abundance. In origin, cosmopolitanism suggests the establishment of a cosmo polis or world state for all of humanity. Martha nussbaum s shift from cosmopolitanism to patriotism the discussion on patriotism is notoriously polarizing. Rather than constructing cosmopolitanism and patriotism as mutually exclusive opposites.
Rather than constructing cosmopolitanism and patriotism as mutually exclusive opposites, critical cosmopolitanism and critical patriotism can be shown to have different but complementary and mutually corrective functions. Both patriotism and nationalism are for her based on an exclusivist conception of belonging and there is no room for them in. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view. Nov 17, 2009 a major issue in political philosophy is the extent to which one or another version of nationalism or, by contrast, cosmopolitanism, is morally justified. An ensuing debate nussbaum and cohen 1996 reinvigorated the concept of cosmopolitanism. Jeremy waldron nationalism and cosmopolitanism kokchor tan global distributive justice and the state. Martha nussbaum a patriot is a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and it interests a cosmopolitan is a person who is free from local, provincial or national bias or attachment. The psychology of world citizenship, national identity, and going to war for the country abstract liberal nationalists claim that cosmopolitanism is incompatible with national identity and patriotism. Patriotism, nationalism, and the motivational critique of. Project muse tagores conception of cosmopolitanism. Professor nussbaum s essay, which comes down firmly on the side of cosmopolitanism and against patriotism, is followed by twentynine brief responses from a politically diverse group of prominent intellectuals including hilary putnam, nathan glazer, harvey mansfield, benjamin r. Cosmopolitanism and global ethics syllabus spring 2017. Using the work of figures such as fichte, cloots, forster, hegewisch, wieland and novalis, kleingeld analyses kants arguments regarding the relationship between cosmopolitanism and patriotism, the importance of states, the ideal of an international federation, cultural pluralism, race, global economic justice and the psychological feasibility. Cosmopolitanism, nationality, states and culture 151 introduction 151 9 patriotism and cosmopolitanism 155 martha c.
Martha nussbaum, kant and cosmopolitanism, in perpetual peace. What does it mean for us to think of ourselves as a nation first. Nov 07, 2010 in martha nussbaums patriotism and cosmopolitanism she argues whether children should be taught in education to be patriotic or cosmopolitan. Nussbaum 2002 argues that world citizenship rather than patriotism a sentiment of loyalty and pride with respect to the community of which one is a part or nationalism should be the basis for good society. Cosmopolitanism stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Some people think that true patriotism excludes cosmopolitanism. This paper focuses on the nature of cosmopolitanism within the scope of rabindranath tagores social and political thought, primarily by showing that the attacks on martha nussbaum s critique of patriotism and her attendant defence of cosmopolitanism miss the mark when directed against tagore. Nussbaums definition of cosmopolitanism is a person whose primary allegiance is to the community of human beings in the entire world. In her essay patriotism and cosmopolitanism which provoked the debate recorded in this book.
Martha nussbaum wrote an essay on patriotism, patriotism and. In martha nussbaums patriotism and cosmopolitanism she argues whether children should be taught in education to be patriotic or cosmopolitan. Nov 25, 2010 nussbaum 2002 argues that world citizenship rather than patriotism a sentiment of loyalty and pride with respect to the community of which one is a part or nationalism should be the basis for good society. Every true patriot is cosmopolitan and every genuine cosmopolitan is a patriot.
In patriotism and cosmopolitanism, nussbaum 1994 draws on stoic philosophy to respond to a contemporary defence of the values of national pride, national identity and us patriotism rorty, 1994. According to this cosmopolitan outlook, our highestallegiance must be to the communityof humankind,and the first principles of. Barber constitutional faith 30 sissela bok from part to whole 38 judith butler universality in culture 45 richard falk revisioning cosmopolitanism 53 nathan glazer limits of loyalty 61 amy gutmann. James bohrman and matthias lutzbachmann cambridge, ma. In patriotism and cosmopolitanism, nussbaum 1994 draws on. While some scholars agree with this claim, others counter this charge by arguing that. Pdf patriotism and cosmopolitanism marc raphael dietrich. Cosmopolitans serve their country and seek to uplift it intellectually, materially, and morally. In a world of cosmopolitan patriots, people would accept the citizens. Nussbaum, appiah, mignolo, butler, benhabib, and beck, the author elaborates a version of cosmopolitanism that is grounded, enlightened, and reflexive, which corrects and supersedes kants own eurocentric cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism and patriotism, unlike nationalism, are both senti ments more than ideologies. A major issue in political philosophy is the extent to which one or another version of nationalism or, by contrast, cosmopolitanism, is morally justified. A person who adheres to the idea of cosmopolitanism in any of its forms is called a cosmopolitan or cosmopolite.
Nussbaum argues that we should distrust conventional patriotism as parochial and instead see ourselves first. Patriotism and cosmopolitanism one world youth club. Louis in 1726, the patriotic society of hamburg issued a commemorative coin. With our connections to the world growing stronger and more vital than ever, martha c. Anthony pagden professor of political science and history at the university of california june 23th, 2014, bruno kreisky forum. A menace to liberty an essay entitled cosmopolitanism and the internet a website about what patriotism is, reasons for it and what each person can do to be patriotic. Martha nussbaum, patriotism and cosmopolitanism, in joshua cohen ed. In her essay patriotism and cosmopolitanism which provoked the debate recorded in this book martha nussbaum defends the moral position to which king gave such powerful expression. Cohen, developed out of an essay, patriotism and cosmopolitanism, by. When anyone asked him where he came from, he said, i am a citizen of the world.