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To Finish The Work We Are In: Abraham Lincoln's Speeches, From Lawyer's Briefs To Moral Manifesto, Kenneth Anderson
To Finish The Work We Are In: Abraham Lincoln's Speeches, From Lawyer's Briefs To Moral Manifesto, Kenneth Anderson
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This essay from the Times Literary Supplement (23 May 2003) reviews books on Lincoln's speeches and writings, particularly the Second Inaugural Address. It examines the transition from the First Inaugural Address to the Second Inaugural Address, finally focusing on how Lincoln seeks to steer between moral relativism about the war - each side does as it sees right - and moral absolutism.
Where No Man Has Gone Before: Star Trek And The Death Of Cultural Relativism In America, Kenneth Anderson
Where No Man Has Gone Before: Star Trek And The Death Of Cultural Relativism In America, Kenneth Anderson
Book Reviews
This 1997 Times Literary Supplement (London) essay reviews the 1996 Star Trek (Next Generation) film First Contact, along with a book of essays in cultural studies about Star Trek (Taylor Harrison, et al., Enterprise Zones: Critical Positions on Star Trek). Of greatest long term interest in the moral and political philosophy of Star Trek is the so-called Prime Directive - non interference in local culture on local planets. This Vietnam era ethic of cultural relativism was prominent in the original 1960s Star Trek series as much for its assertion as for being regularly violated by Captain Kirk and his crew. …