Patriotism in Early China
Michael Nylan , Allyson Tang , Zhijian Wang
Front. Philos. China ›› 2019, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (1) : 47 -74.
Patriotism in Early China
This paper considers the difference between the values attached to love of country in early China and in today’s world, through exploration of a series of concept clusters centered on “loyalty,” “glory,” “honor,” and “identity.” Using a wide array of sources, including legends about exemplary figures in antiquity, it assesses the extent to which patriotism or something like patriotism was a normative value in the distant past. It also outlines the appropriate limits of patriotism which the early thinkers insisted upon, thinking them useful guidelines for today.
loyalty / glory/debasement / honor/shame / patriotism today / love of country
Higher Education Press and Brill
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