Josiah Royce | Loyalty

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Josiah Royce | Loyalty
Royce defines loyalty in terms of the willingness to devote oneself to a cause. He distinguishes loyalty from emotion and something done purely for personal advantage, emphasizing the social aspect of loyalty in that others would potentially join a particular cause as well. He returns at the end to the personal spectrum, however, by suggesting that whether one is devoted to a good or bad cause, there are positive effects to be gained for oneself.
-A cause worthy of loyalty, according to Royce,

• A) is not to private advantage.
• B) unites fellow-servants in one service.
• C) has both personal and impersonal qualities.
• D) both b and c

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