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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811049503321

Autore

Jollimore Troy A. <1971-, >

Titolo

On loyalty / / Troy Jollimore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-26274-1

1-283-58654-1

9786613898999

0-203-10763-2

1-136-26275-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Collana

Thinking in action

Disciplina

179/.9

Soggetti

Loyalty

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Loyal Action, Loyal Thought One; Conflicts of Loyalties Two; Loyalty, Tribalism, Violence Three; Loyalty, Community, and Morality Four; A Man without a Country Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 for Old Men, The English Patient, The Third Man, and more - Troy Jollimore expertly unravels the phenomenon of loyalty from a philosophical standpoint. He refle