Abraham Lincoln, philosopher statesman / / Joseph R. Fornieri

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453820603321
• Autore: Fornieri Joseph R.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Carbondale, Illinois : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-8093-3330-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7092
• Soggetti: Political leadership - United States - History - 19th century; Political science - Philosophy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Jacket Flaps; Frontispiece; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Wisdom; 2. Prudence; 3. Duty; 4. Magnanimity; Gallery of Illustrations; 5. Rhetoric; 6. Patriotism; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: What constitutes Lincoln's political greatness as a statesman? As a great leader, he saved the Union, presided over the end of slavery, and helped to pave the way for an interracial democracy. His great speeches provide enduring wisdom about human equality, democracy, free labor, and free society. Joseph R. Fornieri contends that Lincoln's political genius is best understood in terms of a philosophical statesmanship that united greatness of thought and action, one that combined theory and practice. This philosophical statesmanship, Fornieri argues, can best be understood in terms of si