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Lincoln'S Tragic Pragmatism - Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict (Paperback)
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Lincoln'S Tragic Pragmatism - Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict (Paperback)
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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In 1858, challenger
Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in
the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. More was at stake
than slavery in those debates. In Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism,
John Burt contends that the very legitimacy of democratic
governance was on the line. In a United States stubbornly divided
over ethical issues, the overarching question posed by the
Lincoln-Douglas debates has not lost its urgency: Can a liberal
political system be used to mediate moral disputes? And if it
cannot, is violence inevitable? “John Burt has written a work
that every serious student of Lincoln will have to read...Burt
refracts Lincoln through the philosophy of Kant, Rawls and
contemporary liberal political theory. His is very much a Lincoln
for our time.” —Steven B. Smith, New York Times Book Review
“I'm making space on my overstuffed shelves for Lincoln’s
Tragic Pragmatism. This is a book I expect to be picking up and
thumbing through for years to come.” —Jim Cullen, History News
Network “Burt treats the [Lincoln-Douglas] debates as being far
more significant than an election contest between two candidates.
The debates represent profound statements of political philosophy
and speak to the continuing challenges the U.S. faces in resolving
divisive moral conflicts.” —E. C. Sands, Choice
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