Just as people balance their ethical obligations to their families with their responsibilities as citizens, they also can honor special commitments to their own country while acting as responsible members of the larger world.
So says 蘑菇传媒 philosopher in a recent story in the Irish Times听about teaching patriotism to schoolchildren. The paper interviewed Curren about the concept of 鈥渧irtuous patriotism鈥� that he expounds in his newest book,听听(University of Chicago Press, 2018), coauthored with Charles Dorn.
鈥淲e owe people we are interacting with鈥攚herever they are in the world鈥攆air cooperation,鈥� Curren told Irish Times听reporter Joe Humphreys. 鈥淭hat is a fundamental civic duty and anything that could constitute virtuous patriotism would have to fit into that larger scheme … Being properly responsive to the value of a country is going to have to be sensitive to what actually helps us live well together and what does not.鈥�
An ethicist who works across the boundaries of moral, political, legal, environmental, and educational philosophy, Curren chairs the philosophy department and also holds a .
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