Josiah Royce, an idealist philosopher, believed that loyalty is an ideal that shapes one's identity and meaning in life, pushing us to commit to a cause, an idea. This commitment tends to transcend interests. It can force us to grow morally, even when we do not expect it or want to. Furthermore, he argued that loyalty is vital to the building of successful & strong communities. John Dewey, a pragmatic philosopher, believed slightly differently. He thought that loyalty was not a fixed quality, but a context-dependent idea. He believed that this concept was grounded in democratic values related to cooperation, mutual understanding, mutual respect, doing what is right for the common......See More