National Pride and Cosmopolitanism Some may say that love and emotion towards country can sometimes be expanded to involve all other countries to achieve justice and equality. Martha Nussbaum illustrates this idea when she gives an example about American is strong emotions towards their country after the September 11 disaster. She explains how American feelings are mixed with “fear, outrage, grief and astonishment” (Nussbaum x). She asserts the importance of this tragedy that concerns American lives, in addition to expanding our sympathy and imagination for other people to cross “the biggest line” of national borders. For instance, American becomes more sympathized with human rights in Afghanistan particularly those who are concerned
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In her article “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism,” Nussbaum gives us another instance of love of country described in Rabindranath Tagore’s novel The Home and The World. Nussbaum talks about how was a young wife called Bimala fascinated by the patriotic discourse of her husband’s friend Sandip who founded Swadeshi movement that calls for a “boycott of foreign goods” (Nussbaum 3). Bimala talked about her husband’s cool and cosmopolitan devotion to this idea when he thinks that he is ready to serve country but he is looking for “right which is far greater than his country.” This idea is supported by the American as a thing which is more interested in moral and political concerns to address their identity. Richard Rorty asserts this idea by describing that national pride is self-respect which is too important to lead to individual self-improvement (3). Nussbaum claims that is better to serve ideals of worthy patriotism to our situation in the contemporary world to the “worldwide community of human beings” (4). She mentions that Richard Rorty discusses that even the American Left asserts “the emotion of national pride” and a feeling to share national identity. The American identity supports the idea of difference a consideration which is based on divisions like ethnic, religious and other subgroups. Rorty believes that the …show more content…
The story starts with the rebellion of hundreds soldiers of the Japanese Army who attack the homes of the prime minister and other officials. But a loyal unit of the army could end this rebellion an event that makes the rebellious soldiers surrender to the loyal army. Everything ends with quick trials and executions. Patriotism focuses on the suicide of Lieutenant Takeyama Shinji and his wife when he finds himself confused by his loyalty between his friend in the rebellious unit and his loyalty to the emperor the happening that leads him to make this fatal decision. Mishima describes the conversation between Takeyama and his wife when he says: “ “Good We’ll go together. But I want you as a witness, first, for my own suicide. Agreed?” (3). This conversation explains the committed suicide when Takeyama wants his wife to be a witness. Mishima describes their death as a very sad event and it makes even the gods feel very sad because they are still a young
In her article “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism,” Nussbaum gives us another instance of love of country described in Rabindranath Tagore’s novel The Home and The World. Nussbaum talks about how was a young wife called Bimala fascinated by the patriotic discourse of her husband’s friend Sandip who founded Swadeshi movement that calls for a “boycott of foreign goods” (Nussbaum 3). Bimala talked about her husband’s cool and cosmopolitan devotion to this idea when he thinks that he is ready to serve country but he is looking for “right which is far greater than his country.” This idea is supported by the American as a thing which is more interested in moral and political concerns to address their identity. Richard Rorty asserts this idea by describing that national pride is self-respect which is too important to lead to individual self-improvement (3). Nussbaum claims that is better to serve ideals of worthy patriotism to our situation in the contemporary world to the “worldwide community of human beings” (4). She mentions that Richard Rorty discusses that even the American Left asserts “the emotion of national pride” and a feeling to share national identity. The American identity supports the idea of difference a consideration which is based on divisions like ethnic, religious and other subgroups. Rorty believes that the …show more content…
The story starts with the rebellion of hundreds soldiers of the Japanese Army who attack the homes of the prime minister and other officials. But a loyal unit of the army could end this rebellion an event that makes the rebellious soldiers surrender to the loyal army. Everything ends with quick trials and executions. Patriotism focuses on the suicide of Lieutenant Takeyama Shinji and his wife when he finds himself confused by his loyalty between his friend in the rebellious unit and his loyalty to the emperor the happening that leads him to make this fatal decision. Mishima describes the conversation between Takeyama and his wife when he says: “ “Good We’ll go together. But I want you as a witness, first, for my own suicide. Agreed?” (3). This conversation explains the committed suicide when Takeyama wants his wife to be a witness. Mishima describes their death as a very sad event and it makes even the gods feel very sad because they are still a young