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Philosophical Dimensions of the Constitution

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Philosophical Dimensions of the Constitution

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Philosophical Dimensions of the Constitution book

Edited ByDiana T. Meyers, Kenneth Kipnis, Emily R. Gill
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1988
eBook Published 30 June 2019
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429301582
Pages 256
eBook ISBN 9780429301582
Subjects Humanities
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Meyers, D.T., Kipnis, K., & Gill, E.R. (Eds.). (1988). Philosophical Dimensions of the Constitution (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429301582

ABSTRACT

In theclosing decades of the eighteenth century, the newly independent colonies along the mid-Atlantic coast of North America commenced an unprecedented public debate concerning the principles of civil government. The debate culminated in 1787 with the Philadelphia convention where the United States Constitution was drafted and adopted. After rati

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |14 pages

Introduction: The Philosophical Foundations of the U.S. Constitution

ByRichard T. De George

part Part One|39 pages

The Ideals of the Framers

chapter |2 pages

Introduction to Part One

ByKenneth Kipnis

chapter One|21 pages

Virtue, the Public Good, and Publius

ByEmily R. Gill

chapter Two|14 pages

The Purposes of the Constitution

ByLester J. Mazor

part Part Two|36 pages

Democracy and the Constitution

chapter |3 pages

Introduction to Part Two

ByDiana T. Meyers

chapter Three|15 pages

Constitutional Revision

ByCornelius F. Murphy

chapter Four|16 pages

Constitutional Limits on Majoritarian Democracy

ByWilliam Nelson

part Part Three|61 pages

Interpreting the Constitution

chapter |3 pages

Introduction to Part Three

ByKenneth Kipnis

chapter Five|23 pages

Between Clause-bound Literalism and Value Imposition: A Positivist Noninterpretivist Theory of Judicial Review

ByH. Hamner Hill

chapter Six|15 pages

Toward a Public Values Philosophy of the Constitution

ByStephen M. Griffin

chapter Seven|18 pages

Constitutional Integrity and Compromise

ByKenneth Henley

part Part Four|92 pages

Current Issues in Constitutional Law

chapter |3 pages

Introduction to Part Four

ByDiana T. Meyers

chapter Eight|22 pages

Access, Enablement, and the First Amendment

ByVirginia Held

chapter Nine|16 pages

Respect for Individuals Versus Respect for Groups: Public Aid for Confessional Schools in the United States and Canada

ByMichael Mc Donald

chapter Ten|10 pages

The Right to Privacy and Personal Autonomy

ByCarl Wellman

chapter Eleven|16 pages

Procedural Due Process

ByMichael D. Bayles

chapter Twelve|23 pages

The Exclusionary Rule as Constitutional Renewal: U.S. Integrity and Canadian Repute

ByChristopher B. Gray
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