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Uncovering the constitution's moral design [electronic resource] / Paul R. DeHart.

By: DeHart, Paul R, 1975-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Columbia MO : University of Missouri Press, c2007Description: x, 298 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Constitutional law -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States | Constitutional law -- Philosophy | Constitutional law -- MethodologyGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 342.7302 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Constitutional presuppositions -- Inferring moral assumptions -- The constitution's theory of sovereignty -- The constitution and the common good -- The constitution's theory of natural law -- The constitution's theory of natural rights -- Is the constitution any good?.
Summary: "DeHart examines our constitution's normative framework and moral meaning. He challenges the logical coherency of modern moral philosophy, normative positivism, and other theories that the constitution has been argued to embody and offers groundbreaking methodology that can be applied to uncovering the normative framework of other constitutions as well"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-285) and index.

Constitutional presuppositions -- Inferring moral assumptions -- The constitution's theory of sovereignty -- The constitution and the common good -- The constitution's theory of natural law -- The constitution's theory of natural rights -- Is the constitution any good?.

"DeHart examines our constitution's normative framework and moral meaning. He challenges the logical coherency of modern moral philosophy, normative positivism, and other theories that the constitution has been argued to embody and offers groundbreaking methodology that can be applied to uncovering the normative framework of other constitutions as well"--Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.