| Subject: | Philosophy |
| Title: | Transcending the Quagmire of Patriotism in Cosmopolitanism Discourses |
| Author(s): | Henry Vumjou |
| Published on: | 30th July 2025 |
| Published by: | Lyceum India |
| Name of the Journal: | Lyceum India Journal of Social Sciences |
| ISSN/E-ISSN: | 3048-6513 |
| Volume & Issue: | Volume: 2, Issue: 2 |
| Pages: | 178-184 |
| Original DOI (if any): | 10.5281/zenodo.16422629 |
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| Abstract: | Cosmopolitanism, an age-old thought, has garnered renewed interests among philosophers in contemporary times. However, these renewed interests landed into the quagmire of the never-ending debates on the kind of obligation owed to other individuals. There are philosophers such as Nussbaum who holds that a special obligation owed to others individuals in the form of patriotism is untenable with the ideal of cosmopolitanism. At the same time, philosophers such as Kant would allow patriotism as a tenet within cosmopolitanism itself. This paper argues that there is a way out to this debate. Following Appiah’s partial cosmopolitanism, we can see cosmopolitanism as a practical approach to addressing global issues. |
| Keywords: | Cosmopolitanism, obligation, patriotism, Appiah, Nussbaum |
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