“John Burt’s Lincoln and Process Thought”

The purpose of the present article is to examine the processual character of Abraham Lincoln’s politically liberal thought. This examination will attempt to build on the magisterial study of Lincoln by John Burt and on Burt’s use of the thought of John Rawls and H. L. A. Hart. Lincoln will also be c...

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Main Author: Dombrowski, Daniel A. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 8
Further subjects:B John Burt
B John Rawls
B process thought
B Political Philosophy
B Charles Hartshorne
B Abraham Lincoln
B H. L. A. Hart
B Alfred North Whitehead
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Summary:The purpose of the present article is to examine the processual character of Abraham Lincoln’s politically liberal thought. This examination will attempt to build on the magisterial study of Lincoln by John Burt and on Burt’s use of the thought of John Rawls and H. L. A. Hart. Lincoln will also be compared and contrasted with process thinkers like Charles Hartshorne and Alfred North Whitehead, especially in terms of Lincoln’s capacity for growth in his ethical and political thought.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel15080932