Loyalty: NOMOS LIV
Sanford Levinson, Paul Woodruff, and Joel Parker
Abstract
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, 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. It begins with a philosophical exploration of theories of loyalty, both Eastern and Western, then moves to examine several problematic situations in which loyalty is ... More
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, 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. It begins with a philosophical exploration of theories of loyalty, both Eastern and Western, then moves to examine several problematic situations in which loyalty is often a factor: partisan politics, the armed forces, and lawyer–client relationships. A fair and balanced analysis from a wide range of disciplinary and normative viewpoints, the book infuses new life into an oft-tread avenue of scholarly inquiry.
Keywords:
loyalty,
moral obligations,
moral duty,
partisan politics,
armed forces,
lawyer–client relationships
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780814785935 |
| Published to NYU Press Scholarship Online: March 2016 |
DOI:10.18574/nyu/9780814785935.001.0001 |
