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COMPAS Colloquium: America in the Classroom

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November 7, 2019
2:30PM - 4:00PM
Thompson Library, Room 165

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Add to Calendar 2019-11-07 14:30:00 2019-11-07 16:00:00 COMPAS Colloquium: America in the Classroom Should schools try to cultivate patriotism? If so, why, and what conception of patriotism should they use? Is patriotism essential to preserving national unity, sustaining a commitment to just institutions, or motivating public service? Do the dangers of patriotism overshadow its potential benefits? Is there a genuinely virtuous form of patriotism that societies and schools should strive to promote? Speakers Randall Curren (Philosophy, University of Rochester) Sigal Ben-Porath (Education, University of Pennsylvania) Moderator Winston Thompson (Education & Human Ecology, OSU) This colloquium is co-sponsored by the College of Education and Human Ecology. Thompson Library, Room 165 Center for Ethics and Human Values cehv@osu.edu America/New_York public

Should schools try to cultivate patriotism? If so, why, and what conception of patriotism should they use? Is patriotism essential to preserving national unity, sustaining a commitment to just institutions, or motivating public service? Do the dangers of patriotism overshadow its potential benefits? Is there a genuinely virtuous form of patriotism that societies and schools should strive to promote?

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This colloquium is co-sponsored by the College of Education and Human Ecology.

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