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"This is an ambitious work on constitutional theory. Influenced by the views of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sean Wilson tackles the problem of how a judge can obey a document written in ordinary, flexible language. He argues that whether something is 'constitutional' is not an historical fac...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilson, Sean, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, Ã2013.
Subjects:
Constitutional law > United States > Philosophy.
Constitutional law > United States > Interpretation and construction.
Origin (Philosophy)
Origine (Philosophie)
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Constitutional law.
Constitutional law > Philosophy.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Wittgenstein, law and originalism
  • Obeying flexible commands
  • Is there a fixed meaning?
  • Public meaning v. meaning as use
  • The flexible constitution
  • Structuralism and polysemy
  • Law as connoisseur judgment
  • The philosophy of Framers' intent
  • Why Framers' intent is flawed
  • The new originalism
  • The Constitution as old society
  • Cultural construction
  • What originalism really is
  • Appendix. The philosophical investigation.

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