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 labour, 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
six dimensions of political leadership: wisdom, prudence, duty,
magnanimity, rhetoric, and patriotism. Drawing on insights from
history, politics, and philosophy, Fornieri tackles the question of
how Lincoln's statesmanship displayed each of these crucial
elements. Providing an accessible framework for understanding
Lincoln's statesmanship, this thoughtful study examines the
sixteenth president's political leadership in terms of the
traditional moral vision of statecraft as understood by epic
political philosophers such as Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Fornieri contends that Lincoln's character is best understood in
terms of Aquinas's understanding of magnanimity or greatness of
soul, the crowning virtue of statesmanship. True political
greatness, as embodied by Lincoln, involves both humility and
sacrificial service for the common good. The enduring wisdom and
timeless teachings of these great thinkers, Fornieri shows, can
lead to a deeper appreciation of statesmanship and of its
embodiment in Abraham Lincoln. With the great philosophers and
books of western civilization as his guide, Fornieri demonstrates
the important contribution of normative political philosophy to an
understanding of America's sixteenth president. Informed by
political theory that draws on the classics in revealing the
timelessness of Lincoln's example, his interdisciplinary study
offers profound insights for anyone interested in the nature of
leadership, statesmanship, political philosophy, political ethics,
political history, and constitutional law.
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