Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
This thesis in political philosophy considers justifications for a bias towards compatriots in the allocation of resources. I reject arguments in support of national partiality that appeal to the intrinsic value of the nation as well as those based on analogies between the nation and the family. Instead I offer an impartial defense of the existence of special duties towards conationals as fellow participants in a nation state, based on the account offered by Michael Blake. The use of political power by the state gives rise to a greater degree of concern for the needs of compatriots than for the needs of foreigners. I extend Blake's argument by claiming the existence of a global basic structure, which is coercive in nature. This basic structure gives rise to a concern for distributive justice globally.
Recommended Citation
Hoogvliet, Gerbrand, "Patriotic Bias and Institutional Coercion" (2011). Philosophy Honors Projects. 4.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/phil_honors/4
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