POLI 232 Chapter : MacIntyre & Nussbaum.docx

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 232
• Professor: Catherine Lu

Document Summary

Patriotism: love of your own country, loyalty of particular group to that country, of people holding that nationality. It is not: abstract ideal, should not be confused for mindless patriotism, mindless loyalty. Virtues involve loyalty, based on historical association. Loyalty: kind of patriotism, rational and moral component. 1- patriotism as a virtue is moral, and involves dangers. Somebody with no patriotism to a country is alienated to the source of ethics, which is a central virtue of morality. 2- patriotism is not a virtue at all, it is a vice like racism. To be a patriot requires favouring your own country and people over others. 3- soft patriotism, patriotism is a common identity, as long as we don"t harm others it might help our country. 1-morality not constituted by rational rules, it is a shared social understanding of specific historical communities. 2- goods are always particularized, not all universalized.