Josiah Royce | Loyalty

Multiple Choice

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.
-To Royce, loyalty is

A) only to private advantage.
B) not a life-or-death obligation.
C) not an emotion.
D) not a social endeavor.