The Philosophy Department will host a colloquium talk from Professors Emeritus David Soles and Deborah Soles on Thursday, September 7, beginning at 3:30pm in 301 RSC (Gridley Room). Their talk is entitled "Considerations on Loyalty", and is free and open to the public.
ABSTRACT: At the moment allusions to loyalty figure prominently in both the media and informal conversations. Almost daily one encounters headlines about Trump's refusal to take the RNC Loyalty Oath, numerous news stories discuss Pence's assertion that his loyalty to the Constitution outweighed his loyalty to Trump and several Jan 6 defendants claim to have been motivated by loyalty to Trump. Unfortunately, much of what is said reveals serious misunderstandings about loyalty. This paper attempts to address some of the confusion by considering the nature, duties and constraints of loyalty.