Lincoln's tragic pragmatism :: Lincoln, Douglas, and moral conflict /
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 li...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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? As they campaigned against each other, both Lincoln and Douglas struggled with how to behave when an ethical conflict as profound as the one over slavery strained the commitment upon which democracy depends--namely, to rule by both consent and principle. This commitment is not easily met, because what conscience demands and what it is able to persuade others to consent to are not always the same. While Lincoln ultimately avoided a politics of morality detached from consent, and Douglas avoided a politics of expediency devoid of morality, neither found a way for liberalism to mediate the conflict of slavery. That some disputes seemed to lie beyond the horizon of deal-making and persuasion and could be settled only by violence revealed democracy's limitations. Burt argues that the unresolvable ironies at the center of liberal politics led Lincoln to discover liberalism's tragic dimension--and ultimately led to war. Burt's conclusions demand reevaluations of Lincoln and Douglas, the Civil War, and democracy itself. 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. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Burt, John, 1955- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFDPWPhB39TtCDfg7wP33 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85157020 Lincoln's tragic pragmatism : Lincoln, Douglas, and moral conflict / John Burt. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Implicitness and Moral Conflict -- 2 Lincoln's Peoria Speech of 1854 -- 3 Lincoln's Conspiracy Charge -- 4 Douglas's Conspiracy Charge -- 5 Douglas's Fanaticism Charge -- 6 Douglas's Racial Equality Charge -- 7 The Dred Scott Case -- 8 Aftershocks of the Debates -- 9 Coda: And the War Came -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. 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? As they campaigned against each other, both Lincoln and Douglas struggled with how to behave when an ethical conflict as profound as the one over slavery strained the commitment upon which democracy depends--namely, to rule by both consent and principle. This commitment is not easily met, because what conscience demands and what it is able to persuade others to consent to are not always the same. While Lincoln ultimately avoided a politics of morality detached from consent, and Douglas avoided a politics of expediency devoid of morality, neither found a way for liberalism to mediate the conflict of slavery. That some disputes seemed to lie beyond the horizon of deal-making and persuasion and could be settled only by violence revealed democracy's limitations. Burt argues that the unresolvable ironies at the center of liberal politics led Lincoln to discover liberalism's tragic dimension--and ultimately led to war. Burt's conclusions demand reevaluations of Lincoln and Douglas, the Civil War, and democracy itself. 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. English. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Political and social views. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077112 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Ethics. Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 Political and social views. Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 Ethics. Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyWYCxmc33qY3xKpgMkjC Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077132 Democracy Moral and ethical aspects United States. Slavery Moral and ethical aspects United States History 19th century. Débats Lincoln-Douglas, Ill., 1858. HISTORY United States Civil War Period (1850-1877) bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Political. bisacsh Democracy Moral and ethical aspects fast Ethics fast Political and social views fast Slavery Moral and ethical aspects fast Illinois fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgt3k8FThFDJMfjp8rpfq United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Lincoln-Douglas Debates (Illinois : 1858) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9BhHKX9cx9jqT8pwK 1800-1899 fast History fast has work: Lincoln's tragic pragmatism (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFYBtHxxMjKPqJQ9crtJwy https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Burt, John, 1955- Lincoln's tragic pragmatism. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013 9780674050181 (DLC) 2012011267 (OCoLC)783520852 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=502794 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Burt, John, 1955- Lincoln's tragic pragmatism : Lincoln, Douglas, and moral conflict / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Implicitness and Moral Conflict -- 2 Lincoln's Peoria Speech of 1854 -- 3 Lincoln's Conspiracy Charge -- 4 Douglas's Conspiracy Charge -- 5 Douglas's Fanaticism Charge -- 6 Douglas's Racial Equality Charge -- 7 The Dred Scott Case -- 8 Aftershocks of the Debates -- 9 Coda: And the War Came -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Political and social views. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077112 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Ethics. Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 Political and social views. Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 Ethics. Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyWYCxmc33qY3xKpgMkjC Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077132 Democracy Moral and ethical aspects United States. Slavery Moral and ethical aspects United States History 19th century. Débats Lincoln-Douglas, Ill., 1858. HISTORY United States Civil War Period (1850-1877) bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Political. bisacsh Democracy Moral and ethical aspects fast Ethics fast Political and social views fast Slavery Moral and ethical aspects fast |
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