Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE. On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Lithuanian Philosophy in the Twentieth Century -- 1. The Central/East European Concept of Culture -- 2. Philosophy of Culture and the Search for Identity -- 3. The Withdrawal and Return of Lithuanian Philosophy -- 4. The Second Voice of Lithuanian Culture -- TWO. The Second Voice of Lithuanian Politics and Culture: Sketches for Three Moral Biographies -- 1. Vytautas Kavolis: Liberalism and the Politics of Critical Self-Discovery -- 2. Aleksandras Shtromas: Liberal Conservatism and the Politics of Dissent -- 3. Tomas Venclova: Ethical Universalism and the Politics of Dialogue -- THREE. Vytautas Kavolis: Toward a Polylogue of Civilizations -- 1. Vytautas Kavolis's Concept of Civilization -- 2. Criticism, Tolerance, and Openness: Toward a Postmodern Nationalism -- 3. Scholarship of the Twenty-First Century -- FOUR. Shtromas vs. Venclova: Loyalty, Dissent, and Betrayal in the Liberal-Nationalistic Moral Imagination -- 1. Loyalty and Dissent -- 2. Betrayal and Insensitivity -- FIVE. Juozas Girnius: Loyalty, Dissent, and Betrayal in the Conservative-Nationalistic Moral Imagination -- 1. Nationalism and Patriotism -- 2. National Philosophy or a Set of National Stereotypes? -- 3. Idealism and the Spring of Life -- 4. Forms of Faithfulness to the Nation: Loyalty and Dissent -- SIX. Imagology, Populism, and Treason -- 1. The Ambiguous Person and the Ambivalence of Modern Life -- 2. Imagology -- 3. Populism -- 4. The Scandal that Divided the Nation -- 5. Ordinary Paksism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Loyalty and betrayal are among key concepts of the ethic of nationalism. Marriage of state and culture, which seems the essence of the congruence between political power structure and collective identity, usually offers a simple explanation of loyalty and dissent. Loyalty is seen as once-and-for-all commitment of the individual to his or her nation, whereas betrayal is identified as a failure to commit him or herself to a common cause or as a diversion from the object of political loyalty and cultural/linguistic fidelity. For conservative or radical nationalists, even social and cultural critique of one's people and state can be regarded as treason, whereas for their liberal counterparts it is precisely what constitutes political awareness, civic virtue, and a conscious dedication to the people and culture. This book is the first attempt to provide a discursive map of Lithuanian liberal and conservative nationalism. Analyzing the works and views of dissenters and critics of society and culture, we can reveal a mode of being of liberal nationalism as a social and cultural criticism. This volume is of interest for intellectual historians, social theorists, students of East-Central European thought, and anyone interested in Baltic studies and the new members of the EU."Dissent: act of betrayal, or loyalty? Leonidas Donskis' new remarkable study is one consistent, thorough and dedicated effort to provide an answer to that question." Zygmunt Bauman (from the Preface).

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