Lincoln's Ethics
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (555 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107030145 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 450 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Harry J. Gensler said Promoting justice in a broken world. Was Abraham Lincoln a good person? Of course he was; we all learned that in grade school. But he's been criticized for family failings, racism, and other vices. Carson here, combining expertise in moral philosophy (his home discipline) and history, defends Lincoln as a flawed but morally very good person. The real Lincoln turns out to be more complex and interesting than what we learned about in grade school.Part One is about Lincoln's actions: did he act rightly? Some say he moved too slowly about slavery, compromi. "Another book on this topic is" according to MN PhD. If you are interested in this book, be sure and also read Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography by William Lee Miller. It is superb and mines similar territory.
Some of these decisions and policies have been the subject of considerable criticism. Many fault him as a husband, father, and son, and many claim that he was a racist. Lincoln's Ethics assesses Lincoln's moral character and his many morally fraught decisions regarding slavery and the rights of African-Americans, as well as his actions and policies as commander in chief during the Civil War. Carson explains Lincoln's virtues and assesses these criticisms.. Unlike many important leaders and historical figures, Abraham Lincoln is generally regarded as a singularly good and morally virtuous human being. Lincoln undoubtedly possessed many important moral virtues, such as kindness and magnanimity, to a very high degree. Despite this, there are also grounds to question the goodness of his character
The most important work in this section, if not in the entire book, is Carson's examination of Lincoln's views on slavery and race Against each line of potential criticism, Carson offers a spirited defense." John Herron, Chronicle of Higher Education"This is a fine-meshed book on Lincoln, very thoroughly researched, sparkling with hundreds of Lincoln's own sentences Professor Carson is to be very much commended for his years of work in a close, close study of Lincoln, for his diligent pursuit of objections and charges against Lincoln, and for his clarity of exposition. In this fresh, thoughtful, and stimulating examination, Thomas Carson now brings an applied philosopher's judgment to bear on the private man and the public figure. Under the scrutiny of utilitarian theory, viewed through the lens of moral luck, and assessed for the goodne
. Carson is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University, Chicago. Thomas L. He is the author of three other books: The Status of Morality (1984), Value and the Good Life (2000) and Lying and Deception: Theory and Practice (2010). He is also the co-editor (with Paul Moser) of two anthologies: Morality a