Moral Foundations of Constitutional Thought : Current Problems, Augustinian Prospects.

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Graham Walker boldly recasts the debate over issues like constitutional interpretation and judicial review, and challenges contemporary thinking not only about specifically constitutional questions but also about liberalism, law, justice, and rights. Walker targets the ""skeptical"&qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Graham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
Temas:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430 > Political and social views.
Augustine, > Saint, Bishop of Hippo > Political and social views.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430
Constitutional law > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Droit constitutionnel > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Constitutional law > Moral and ethical aspects
Political and social views
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Graham Walker boldly recasts the debate over issues like constitutional interpretation and judicial review, and challenges contemporary thinking not only about specifically constitutional questions but also about liberalism, law, justice, and rights. Walker targets the ""skeptical"" moral nihilism of leading American judges and writers, on both the political left and right, charging that their premises undermine the authority of the Constitution, empty its moral words of any determinate meaning, and make nonsense of ostensibly normative theories. But he is even more worried about those who.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (200 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400861446
1400861446

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