The constitution & the pride of reason
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Author
Publication
1998 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
50,750 words, Guess
Page Count
203 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL658487M
- ISBN-100195117476
- OCLC Control Number36307911
- OCLC Control Numberconstitutionprid0000smit
- Library of Congress Control Number97003692
and 2 more
- LibraryThing6319111
- Goodreads470253
Classifications
- DDC342.73/02
- LCCKF4552 .S63 1998
Alternate Titles
- Constitution and the pride of reason
Description
Observing that standard accounts of constitutional law - both the "conservative" and "liberal" varieties - have lost their power to illuminate, The Constitution and the Pride of Reason explores how constitutional law hangs together (and how it falls apart) by investigating the perennial claim that the Constitution and its interpretation somehow embody a commitment to governance by "reason". What does this claim mean, and is it valid? In confronting these queries, Smith offers revealing and iconoclastic assessments of constitutionalists ranging from Madison and Jefferson to Dworkin and Bork. Also detailed in these pages is a provocative overview of the whole constitutional project, from its noble aspirations to its tragic failures.
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