128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

Loyalty is a highly charged and important issue, often evoking strong feelings and actions. What is loyalty? Is loyalty compatible with impartiality? How do we respond to conflicts of loyalties? In a global era, should we be trying to transcend loyalties to particular political communities? Drawing on a fascinating array of literary and cinematic examples - The Remains of the Day , No Country... Read more

Introduction  1. Loyal Action, Loyal Thought  2. Loyalty’s Unavoidable Dilemmas  3. Loyalty, Tribalism, Violence  4. Loyalty, Community, and Morality  Conclusion.  Index

Biography

Troy Jollimore is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Chico, USA. He is the author of Love’s Vision, and of the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning book of poetry, Tom Thomson in Purgatory. His essays and book reviews have appeared in Boston Review, Wilson Quarterly, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, and elsewhere.

"This is an insightful, lively, and entertaining study of loyalty. It offers a thorough overview of the philosophical questions that loyalty raises and a compelling picture of the loyalty's place in the lives of individuals and political communities." – Simon Keller, Victoria University, New Zealand