Philosophy of Loyalty / Edition 1

by Josiah Royce

Overview

Josiah Royce (1855-1916), one of the outstanding classical American philosophers, is regarded by many as the foremost American idealist. A transitional book in the development of Royce's thought, The Philosophy of Loyalty is a key to understanding his influence on the development of pragmatism. Royce's basic argument is clear. Individual wills are a given, and social training is a natural aspect of community. But the two are not fully compatible, and conflicts naturally emerge. Loyalty to a causes often has inimical results.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900826512672
Publisher:	Vanderbilt University Press
Publication date:	04/28/1995
Series:	The Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy Series
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

John J. McDermott, author of the introduction to this new edition, is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Head of Humanities in Medicine at Texas A&M University. He is the editor of five volumes of scholarly editions of the writings of William James, John Dewey, and Josiah Royce, as well as several textbooks and collections of philosophical essays.

Editorial Reviews

**** First published in 1908 (The Macmillan Company), this important work, cited in BCL3, has long been out-of-print. Royce (1855-1916) discusses how loyalty to a cause unites individuals into a community, but fanatical loyalty to causes often has inimical results. Provides a key to understanding Royce's influence on the development of pragmatism. With a new introduction. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

This new edition of The Philosophy of Loyalty, with the addition of John McDermott's excellent introduction, should stimulate a lively debate among moral theorists. As one of the first volumes in the Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy, it foretokens an outstanding series of publications.
--John Clendenning, author of The Life and Thought of Josiah Royce

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