What Pride, Mr President?: On Pride and Politics
Politicians often appeal to the emotion of pride in order to convince people of their programme. In the present contribution, I argue that the assumption that underlies the kind of pride that is being addressed determines whether the pride rhetoric is either polarizing or unifying. The emotion of pr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Ethical perspectives
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-239 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pride
/ Politics
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| IxTheo Classification: | VA Philosophy ZC Politics in general |
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Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Politicians often appeal to the emotion of pride in order to convince people of their programme. In the present contribution, I argue that the assumption that underlies the kind of pride that is being addressed determines whether the pride rhetoric is either polarizing or unifying. The emotion of pride can rely on two entirely opposite assumptions. One of inequality and competition, and one of radical equality. Acknowledging and paying attention to the role feelings of pride play, both in the politician's rhetoric and in the voter's decision, is fundamental to set apart intolerant demands from legitimate grievances. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1431 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical perspectives
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/EP.26.2.3286749 |