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What can examining the psychology of nationalism tell us about our prospects for aiming at the cosmopolitan vision?
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Opponents of cosmopolitanism often dismiss the position on the grounds that cosmopolitan proposals are completely unrealistic and that they fly in the face of our human nature. We have deep psychological needs that are satisfied by national identification and so all cosmopolitan projects are doomed, or so it is argued. In this essay we examine the psychological grounds claimed to support the importance of nationalism to our wellbeing. We argue that the alleged human needs that nationalism is ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 265.8KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1007/s10677-007-9087-1
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- Publisher:
- Springer Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Ethical Theory and Moral Practice Journal website
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 165-179
- Publication date:
- 2008-04-01
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1572-8447
- ISSN:
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1386-2820
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- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:2796
- Deposit date:
- 2009-05-19
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- Copyright holder:
- Springer Science and Business Media BV
- Copyright date:
- 2007
- Notes:
- Citation: Brock, G. & Atkinson, Q. D. (2008). 'What can examining the psychology of nationalism tell us about our prospects for aiming at the cosmopolitan vision?' Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 11(2), 165-179. The original publication is available at springerlink.com
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