Making Moral Judgments from a World-Historic Standpoint: The Case of Woodrow Wilson.
This comment reflects on the recent row over Woodrow Wilson's legacy, which has focussed on his undeniable racism. This was in pursuit of a 'Progressive' agenda which paved the way for the United States to become the geopolitical force that it continues to be today. Without necessarily approving of Wilson's particular judgements, I argue that he operated with a 'world-historic' sense of morality characteristic ofRealpolitik, a perspective which might be worth considering by those who believe that modern preoccupations with 'race', 'class' and 'gender' will remain part of the sociological firmament indefinitely.ᅟ.
Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK.
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Class; Progressivism; Race; Realpolitik; W.E.B. DuBois; Woodrow Wilson; World-historic morality