Frontiers of Philosophy in China >

2019 , Vol. 14 >Issue 1: 47 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3868/s030-008-019-0004-7

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Patriotism in Early China

  • Michael Nylan , 1 ,
  • Allyson Tang 2 ,
  • Zhijian Wang 3
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  • 1. History Department, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 944720-2550, USA
  • 2. History Department, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 944720-2550, USA
  • 3. History Department, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 944720-2550, USA

Published date: 15 Mar 2019

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Abstract

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

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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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