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Abraham Lincoln, philosopher statesman / / Joseph R. Fornieri



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Autore: Fornieri Joseph R. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Abraham Lincoln, philosopher statesman / / Joseph R. Fornieri Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Carbondale, Illinois : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
Disciplina: 973.7092
Soggetto topico: Political leadership - United States - History - 19th century
Political science - Philosophy
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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
Titolo autorizzato: Abraham Lincoln, philosopher statesman  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8093-3330-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453820603321
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