Thomas L Carson

Lincoln's Ethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Lincoln is generally regarded as a very morally virtuous person. Lincoln's Ethics addresses the question of whether Lincoln deserves this reputation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9781107030145
• ISBN-10: 1107030145
• Artikelnr.: 42294983

Autorenporträt

Thomas L. Carson is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University, Chicago. 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 and the Good Life (1997) and Moral Relativism (2001). Carson was previously a member of the editorial boards of American Philosophical Quarterly, Public Affairs Quarterly, the Journal of Happiness Studies and Business Ethics Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. Lincoln the Politician and Commander in Chief: 2. Lincoln's evolving policies regarding slavery: compromise and utilitarianism
3. Habeas corpus, colonization, and the status and rights of free African-Americans
4. Did the union have a just cause for fighting the American civil war?
5. Jus in bello: did the union fight the war justly?
6. Moral luck and Lincoln's good moral luck
Part II. Lincoln's Moral Character: 7. Lincoln's virtues
8. Other salient features of Lincoln's character and personality
9. Lincoln's marriage and family life and what they reveal about his character
10. Was Lincoln a racist?
11. Conclusion.