We can infer, then, that in reality, all of it is a matter of psychoanalysis. But of course, the global economy is now the structure within which we seek to find our personal happiness and satisfaction. That is in essence the big picture, if not the whole picture. How nationalistic and religious fervor comes into the picture … Continue reading Nationalistic Universalism
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Gemeinschaft
Supranational or internationalist ethics and institutions such as the ‘United Nations’ assumes that there are shared beliefs, ethics, and values between different nations. But nationalism and its “ethical system” upends such an assumption. To borrow from Morgenthau: “Nations no longer oppose each other, as they did from the Treaty of Westphalia to the Napoleonic Wars, … Continue reading Gemeinschaft
The Ethics of Nationalism
The basic dichotomy at the heart of our politics at the moment, nevertheless, is the one between economy and “democracy.” Or in other words, the dichotomy between economy and culture. And this is where nationalism and religion – which are perhaps the two most powerful forces in the social world – come into play. As … Continue reading The Ethics of Nationalism
Adam A. Azim 