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In a RealClearEducation op-ed, Rochester philosopher Randall Curren and his coauthor Charles Dorn argue that there is 糖心传媒渓ittle merit in the notion that love of country is something that can be taught through celebratory history.糖心传媒� (Getty Images photo)

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But 糖心传媒渨e see little merit in the notion that love of country is something that can be taught through celebratory history,糖心传媒� and Charles Dorn write in an op-ed at RealClearEducation, a global education news and commentary website.

Curren, a professor of philosophy and of education, and chair of Rochester糖心传媒檚 , is an ethicist who works across the boundaries of moral, political, legal, environmental, and educational philosophy. His books include Living Well Now and in the Future: Why Sustainability Matters (MIT Press, 2017) and Aristotle on the Necessity of Public Education (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000). He and Dorn, a professor and chair of education at Bowdoin College, are coauthors of Patriotic Education in a Global Age (University of Chicago Press, 2018).

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