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Featuring essays by scholars working in a variety of subjects, this book presents diverse perspectives on dilemmas posed by potential conflicts between loyalties to specific institutions or professional roles and more universalistic conceptions of moral duty. This book begins with a philosophical exploration of theories of loyalty, both Eastern and Western, and then moves on to examine several problematic situations in which loyalty is often a factor: partisan politics, the armed forces, and lawyer-client relationships. -- Adapted from publisher's description.

Few topics are more ubiquitous in everyday life and, at the same time, more controversial in practice, than that of one's moral obligation to loyalty. Featuring essays by scholars working in a variety of subjects from law to psychology, Loyalty presents diverse perspectives on dilemmas posed by potential conflicts between loyalties to specific institutions or professional roles and more universalistic conceptions of moral duty. The volume begins with a philosophical exploration of theories of loyalty, both Eastern and Western, then moves to examine several problematic situations in which loyal

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- 1. LOYALTY AND MORALITY -- 2. LOYALTY FROM A CONFUCIAN PERSPECTIVE -- 3. IN PLACE OF LOYALTY: FRIENDSHIP AND ADVERSARY POLITICS IN CLASSICAL GREECE -- 4. LAWYERLY FIDELITY -- 5. LAWYERLY FIDELITY: AN ETHICAL AND EMPIRICAL CRITIQUE -- 6. A FRACTURED FIDELITY TO CAUSE -- 7. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF JUST AND UNJUST WARS: RESPONSE TO SHERMAN -- 8. FOR CONSTITUTION AND PROFESSION: PARADOXES OF MILITARY SERVICE IN A LIBERAL DEMOCRACY -- 9. THE CASE FOR PARTY LOYALTY -- 10. DEMOCRACY AND THE PROBLEM OF THE PARTISAN STATE -- INDEX

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957

This work engages Royce's moral theory, revealing how loyalty rather than being just one virtue among others, is central to living a genuinely moral and meaningful life. Foust shows how the theory of loyalty Royce advances can be brought to bear on issues such as the partiality/impartiality debate in ethical theory

'The Virtue of Loyalty' presents ten new academic essays on the topic of loyalty considered as a virtue, written by scholars from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, law, religious studies, empirical psychology, and child development. Many of the essays are concerned with the issue of whether loyalty is a virtue, and under what conditions. Others confront questions pertaining to the psychological traits and commitments that accompany or enable loyalty.

Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Epigraph -- Prelude -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 -- Chapter 34 -- Chapter 35 -- Chapter 36 -- Chapter 37 -- Chapter 38 -- Chapter 39 -- Chapter 40 -- Chapter 41 -- Chapter 42 -- Chapter 43 -- Chapter 44 -- Chapter 45 -- Chapter 46 -- Chapter 47 -- Chapter 48 -- Chapter 49 -- Epilogue -- About the Authors -- Copyright.