Department of Philosophy Colloquium set for Sept. 11 Department of Philosophy Colloquium set for Sept. 11

Wichita State's Department of Philosophy Colloquium will feature Noell Birondo, assistant professor of philosophy, presenting "Aristotelian Eudaimonism and Patriotism" from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in 324 McKinley Hall. The talk is open to faculty, staff and students.

Abstract: This paper considers the prospects for an 'internal' validation of the Aristotelian virtues of character. With respect to patriotism in particular, this approach for validating some specific trait of character as a virtue of character constitutes a plausible and nuanced Aristotelian alternative to the well-known defenses of patriotism offered by Alasdair MacIntyre and Marcia Baron. According to this approach, patriotism can plausibly, though qualifiedly, be defended as a virtue, by stressing its similarities to another loyalty-exhibiting trait about which Aristotle has quite a bit to say: the virtue of friendship.

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