Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism

Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Author: John Burt ISBN: 9780674070530
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: January 7, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: John Burt
ISBN: 9780674070530
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: January 7, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

In their famous debates, Lincoln and Douglas struggled with how to behave when an ethical conflict like slavery strained democracy’s commitment to rule by both consent and principle. What conscience demands and what it can persuade others to agree to are not always the same. Ultimately, this tragic limitation of liberalism led Lincoln to war.

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In their famous debates, Lincoln and Douglas struggled with how to behave when an ethical conflict like slavery strained democracy’s commitment to rule by both consent and principle. What conscience demands and what it can persuade others to agree to are not always the same. Ultimately, this tragic limitation of liberalism led Lincoln to war.

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