Abraham Lincoln and Liberal Democracy

by Nicholas Buccola

Book Overview

Though Abraham Lincoln was not a political philosopher per se, in word and in deed he did grapple with many of the most pressing and timeless questions in politics. What is the moral basis of popular sovereignty? What are the proper limits on the will of the majority? When and why should we revere the law? What are we to do when the letter of the law is at odds with what we believe justice requires? How is our devotion to a particular nation related...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700622179
• ISBN13: 9780700622177
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"