Loyalty / edited by Sanford Levinson, Joel Parker, and Paul Woodruff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levinson, Sanford, 1941- editor.

Parker, Joel, 1968- editor.

Woodruff, Paul, 1943-2023, editor.

American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Annual Meeting (2007 : American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division)

Series:

Nomos ; 54.

Nomos ; 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Loyalty--Congresses.

Loyalty.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 296 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2013]

Summary:

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 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, Loyalty infuses new life into an oft-tread avenue of scholarly inquiry. NOMOS: Yearbook of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Conceptions of Loyalty

1 Loyalty and Morality / Bernard Gert Gert, Bernard 3

2 Loyalty from a Confucian Perspective / Kathleen M. Higgins Higgins, Kathleen M. 22

3 In Place of Loyalty: Friendship and Adversary Politics in Classical Greece / Paul Woodruff Woodruff, Paul 39

Part II Loyalty and the Law

4 Lawyerly Fidelity / Daniel Markovits Markovits, Daniel 55

5 Lawyerly Fidelity: An Ethical and Empirical Critique / Lynn Mather Mather, Lynn 106

Part III Military Loyalty

6 A Fractured Fidelity to Cause / Nancy Sherman Sherman, Nancy 139

7 The Psychology of Just and Unjust Wars: Response to Sherman / Ryan K. Balot Balot, Ryan K. 175

8 For Constitution and Profession: Paradoxes of Military Service in a Liberal Democracy / Paul O. Carrese Carrese, Paul O. 192

Part IV Partisan Loyalty

9 The Case for Party Loyalty / Russell Muirhead Muirhead, Russell 229

10 Democracy and the Problem of the Partisan State / Yasmin Dawood Dawood, Yasmin 257.

Notes:

Based on the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy meeting that took place at the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association in December 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814785935

081478593X

OCLC:

818738216