Justice
Season 1 • Episode 11: The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies • Watch with subtitles
Episode 11: The Claims Of Community/Where Our Loyaty Lies
November 22, 2009 • 30 min
Communitarians argue that, in addition to voluntary and universal duties, we also have obligations of membership, solidarity, and loyalty. These obligations are not necessarily based on consent. We inherit our past, and our identities, from our family, city, or country. But what happens if our obligations to our family or community come into conflict with our universal obligations to humanity? Do we owe more to our fellow citizens that to citizens of other countries? Is patriotism a virtue, or a prejudice for one’s own kind? If our identities are defined by the particular communities we inhabit, what becomes of universal human rights?
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