The constitution & the pride of reason:
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1. Verfasser: Smith, Steven D., (Steven Douglas) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press 1998
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-195) and index
Examining the perennial claim that constitutional law somehow embodies a commitment to governance by "reason," this book shows how the lofty intentions of yesterday's framers and today's scholars have culminated in rampant confusion and elaborate sophistry. The Constitution and the Pride of Reason gives readers a provocative overview of the noble aspirations and tragic failures of American constitutionalism, offering iconoclastic assessments of constitutionalists ranging from Madison and Jefferson to Dworkin and Bork. "This is not a book for specialists in constitutional doctrine. It draws upon political and moral philosophy, history, constitutional theory, and political science to sustain a thesis which should interest all thinking Americans. It is also refreshingly well-written, very clear, and precise, often witty."--Gerald V. Bradley, University of Notre Dame
Introduction: the constitution of reason -- The founders' reason and the legal constitution -- Reason in modern constitutional discourse -- Epilogue: the constitution of Babel
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 203 pages)
ISBN:0195117476
0585211760
128047095X
9780195117479
9780585211763
9781280470950

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