A nation is built up of relationships, a place
How does Rizal and his
work relate to
Philippine nationalism?
From those who had colonial
mentalities to those who were eager to
give their lives for their country, Jose
Rizal was able to portray the Filipino in
a number of ways. Rizal also made
contributions to Philippine literature,
art, and medicine, all of which continue
to be of interest to his countrymen
today. Rizal's actions were almost
always consistent with his love of the
Philippines. The use of these concepts
in resolving contemporary social and
personal problems and difficulties is
encouraged by Rizal's life and works in
relation to Philippine nationalism in
order to better understand and
appreciate all that Rizal gave his life in
order to achieve.
where everyone is governed by the same
government.
Nation
Typically, nationalism is understood as an
ideology or movement that seeks to
establish and uphold political autonomy for
a nation-named group of people, primarily
in the form of state sovereignty. The idea
that people are separated into countries
and that these nations form the basis of
independent sovereign states is at the core
of nationalism.
A set of political, social, and economic
Nationalism
ideologies known as nationalism are based on
the idea of achieving and preserving self-
governance and are characterized by the
support of one nation's interests.
A nation provides the state with its
identity and reason for existing, while a
state provides institutions to govern
Relationship to state and protect the interests of the nation.
and state-state
As a result, a nation and a state are
mutually dependent on one another.
The birth of the contemporary system of
Origins of the state states, sometimes known as the
and nation-state "Westphalian system," was and is attributed
to the nation-state.