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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. Contributors: Ryan K. Balot, Paul O. Carrese,
Yasmin Dawood, Bernard Gert, Kathleen M. Higgins, Sanford Levinson,
Daniel Markovits, Lynn Mather, Russell Muirhead, Nancy Sherman,
Paul Woodruff
A collection of essays that unpacks the history, nature,
development, and beliefs of American Conservatism The topic of
American conservatism is especially timely-and perhaps volatile. Is
there what might be termed an "exceptional" form of conservatism
that is characteristically American, in contrast to conservatisms
found in other countries? Are views that are identified in the
United States as conservative necessarily congruent with what
political theorists might classify under that label? Or does much
American conservatism almost necessarily reflect the distinctly
liberal background of American political thought? In American
Conservatism, a distinguished group of American political and legal
scholars reflect on these crucial questions, unpacking the very
nature and development of American conservative thought. They
examine both the historical and contemporary realities of arguments
offered by self-conscious conservatives in the United States,
offering a well-rounded view of the state of this field. In
addition to synoptic overviews of the various dimensions of
American conservative thought, specific attention is paid to such
topics as American constitutionalism, the role of religion and
religious institutions, and the particular impact of the late Leo
Strauss on American thought and thinkers. Just as American
conservatism includes a wide, and sometimes conflicting, group of
thinkers, the essays in this volume themselves reflect differing
and sometimes controversial assessments of the theorists under
discussion.
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