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In this chapter, the author develops a pragmatic defense of critical patriotism, one that recognizes the many personal and social benefits of patriotic sentiment yet which is also infused with a passion for justice. Though the argument is pragmatic given the ubiquity of patriotic sentiment, the author argues that critical patriotism is able to reconcile a love of one’s country with an ardent determination to reform and improve it.
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Merry, M.S. (2020). Critical Patriotism. In: Sardoč, M. (eds) Handbook of Patriotism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54484-7_23
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