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Patriotism in Early China
Published date: 15 Mar 2019
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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.
Key words: loyalty; glory/debasement; honor/shame; patriotism today; love of country
Michael Nylan , Allyson Tang , Zhijian Wang . Patriotism in Early China[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2019 , 14(1) : 47 -74 . DOI: 10.3868/s030-008-019-0004-7
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