Moral Foundations of Constitutional Thought: Current Problems, Augustinian Prospects
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Main Author: Walker, Graham (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 2014
Series:Princeton legacy library
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Item Description:Cover; Contents; 5. Augustinian Tensions and the Constitution of Liberalism 163
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
Physical Description:200 pages
ISBN:9781400861446
1400861446