Title Abraham Lincoln, philosopher statesman / Joseph R. Fornieri.

Publication Info.

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Rocky Hill - Downloadable Materials	EBSCO Ebook	Downloadable
Rocky Hill cardholders click here to access this title from EBSCO

Description	1 online resource (xv, 216 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.
Summary	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.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Wisdom -- Prudence -- Duty -- Magnanimity -- Rhetoric -- Patriotism -- Conclusion.
Subject	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Philosophy.
	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Ethics.
	Aristotle -- Influence.
	Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 -- Influence.
	Aristotle. (OCoLC)fst00029885
	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
	Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. (OCoLC)fst00029176
	Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865.
	Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Political science -- Philosophy.
	Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Presidents & Heads of State.
	HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
	HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
	PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
	HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
	Ethics. (OCoLC)fst00915833
	Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
	Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01060777
	Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
	Political leadership. (OCoLC)fst01069363
	Political science -- Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01069819
	Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Politische Philosophie.
	Electronic books.
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Fornieri, Joseph R. Abraham Lincoln, philosopher statesman. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2014] 9780809333295 (DLC) 2013035557 (OCoLC)862575086
ISBN	0809333309 (electronic bk.)
	9780809333301 (electronic bk.)

-->

Permanent Link

Add a Review

Title Abraham Lincoln, philosopher statesman / Joseph R. Fornieri.

Copies

Library Links

Search Tools

Language Settings