CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Dinic, Rastislav |
|---|---|
| Title | The Old Lie: Tamir and Macintyre on Nationalism and Dying for the Liberal State |
| Summary | The thesis investigates whether the liberal state is should be allowed to use nationalist imagery and rhetoric in order to provide its citizens with a reason to risk their lives for it. Two different answers to this questions are confronted, an affirmative one by Yael Tamir and a negative one, by Alasdair Macintyre. The two conceptions are compared in the light of Bernard Williams’ internalist theory of reasons for action, and it is concluded that Tamir’s concept suffers from insurmountable difficulties, for it conflicts with liberal morality and also fails to provide valid reasons for citizens to sacrifice their lives for the state. |
| Supervisor | Kis Janos |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/dinic_rastislav.pdf |
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