Nationalism and Beyond : Introducing Moral Debate about Values / Nenad Miščević.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miščević, Nenad, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A very readable introduction to the concepts and principles shaping the philosophical debate around nationalism. The book provides portraits of two kinds of nationalists: the tougher type, more common in everyday life, and the ultra-moderate "liberal nationalist" encountered in academia. The author introduces a debate with a "thoughtful nationalist," one who defends the view that states should be organized around national culture and that individuals have basic obligations to their nation. The author attempts to answer his opponent's standard arguments and presents a fully documented critique of his views. A passion born from Miscevic's encounter with nationalism in the former Yugoslavia glows from every line of the argument. Questions raised and discussed include: Why is radicalism typical of nationalism? How successful is the nation-state? Does nationalism support liberal-democratic values? Is membership in a nation necessary for human fulfillment and for understanding values? Why might nationalism be immoral? The book is unique not only because it explains a contemporary moral debate, in terms clear to the non-philosopher reader, but also because it has been written from the perspective of Central and Eastern Europe based on the author's personal experience.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Part One NATIONALISM AS A POLITICAL PROGRAM

CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO. PORTRAYING NATIONALISM

CHAPTER THREE. INVIDIOUS NATIONALISM

CHAPTER FOUR. THE EVEN-HANDED NATIONALIST: SUMMARIZING THE ARGUMENT

CHAPTER FIVE. THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION

CHAPTER SIX. THE RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE

CHAPTER SEVEN. HOW SUCCESSFUL IS THE NATION-STATE?

CHAPTER EIGHT. DOES NATIONALISM SUPPORT LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC VALUES?

CHAPTER NINE. POLITICAL ALTERNATIVES TO NATIONALISM

Part Two IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND TRADITION

CHAPTER TEN. NATION AND CULTURE

CHAPTER ELEVEN. THE GENERAL VALUE OF CULTURE

CHAPTER TWELVE. HUMAN FLOURISHING AND UNDERSTANDING OF VALUES

CHAPTER THIRTEEN. NATIONAL TRADITION AS A SCHOOL OF MORALS

CHAPTER FOURTEEN. IS NATIONAL IDENTITY ESSENTIAL FOR THE IDENTITY OF PERSONS?

CHAPTER FIFTEEN. THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY

CHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE ANTI-COSMOPOLITAN ARGUMENT

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. RECAPITULATION: NATIONALISM AGAINST CULTURE

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. ULTRA-MODERATE NATIONALISM

Part Three CONCLUSION

CHAPTER NINETEEN. WHY NATIONALISM MIGHT BE IMMORAL

CHAPTER TWENTY. PLURALISTIC COSMOPOLITANISM

THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2022)

ISBN:

963-386-528-X

OCLC:

1338020848