On loyalty and loyalties: the contours of a problematic virtue

An examination of the nature and virtuousness of loyalty and of some of its primary associations: friends, families, organizations, professions, nations, countries (patriotism), and religion (absolute loyalty). Loyalty is distinguished from its cognates and contrasts, its role in human associative l...

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Main Author: Kleinig, John 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2014
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:An examination of the nature and virtuousness of loyalty and of some of its primary associations: friends, families, organizations, professions, nations, countries (patriotism), and religion (absolute loyalty). Loyalty is distinguished from its cognates and contrasts, its role in human associative life is articulated, and its status as a virtue is defended. The particularist-universalist debate is addressed, the idea of a loyal opposition explored, and its limits defined
ISBN:9780199371280
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199371259.001.0001

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