John K. Roth

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Claremont McKenna College

1 standalone talk · 1 total lecture · 1h recorded

Philosophy & Ethics

Standalone talks by John K. Roth

Self-contained public lectures, keynote addresses, and research seminars.

Reverence for Law: Lincoln's Lyceum Address and Contemporary American Democracy

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Philosophy·Public Colloquium

Reverence for Law: Lincoln's Lyceum Address and Contemporary American Democracy

John K. Roth·Claremont McKenna College

Drawing on Abraham Lincoln's 1838 Lyceum Address, Professor John K. Roth revisits the imperative of 'reverence for law' in the context of contemporary challenges to American democratic institutions.