Martha C. Nussbaum is professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago and author of several books, including
Love's Knowledge and Poetic Justice.
Review
"Rarely does one come across a forum where all the facets of an important idea are so thoroughly debated.
This is the give-and-take of intellectual debate at its finest."
--Kirkus Reviews
"The New Democracy Forum series is a civic treasure. . . . A truly good idea, carried out with intelligence
and panache."
--Robert Pinsky
Beacon Press Web Site, May, 2002
Summary
After the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, American flags appeared everywhere.
Is patriotism a good response at a time of national crisis? What does it mean for us to think of ourselves as a
nation first?
With our connections to the world growing stronger and more vital than ever, Martha C. Nussbaum argues that we
should distrust conventional patriotism as parochial and instead see ourselves first of all as "citizens of
the world."
Sixteen prominent writers and thinkers respond, including Benjamin R. Barber, Sissela Bok, Nathan Glazer, Robert
Pinsky, Elaine Scarry, Amartya Sen, and Michael Walzer.
