The constitution & the pride of reason / Steven D. Smith.

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Smith, Steven D. (Steven Douglas), 1952-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0585211760
9780585211763
128047095X
9781280470950
9786610470952
6610470952

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Constitution and the pride of reason

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Constitution & the pride of reason.DDC classification:

342.73/02 21

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KF4552 .S63 1998eb

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Contents:

Introduction: the constitution of reason -- The founders' reason and the legal constitution -- Reason in modern constitutional discourse -- Epilogue: the constitution of Babel.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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