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Civil Peace and the Quest for Truth - The First Amendment Freedoms in Political Philosophy and American Constitutionalism (Hardcover, New)
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Civil Peace and the Quest for Truth - The First Amendment Freedoms in Political Philosophy and American Constitutionalism (Hardcover, New)
Series: Applications of Political Theory
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The freedoms of speech and religion assumed a sacrosanct space in
American notions of civil liberty. But it was not until the
twentieth century that these freedoms became prominent in American
constitutional law; originally, the first ten amendments applied
only to the federal government and not to the states. Murray Dry
traces the trajectory of freedom of speech and religion to the
center of contemporary debates as few scholars have done, by
looking back to the American founding and to the classical texts in
political philosophy that shaped the founders' understanding of
republican government. By comparing the colonial charters with the
new state constitutions and studying the development of the federal
Constitution, Dry demonstrates the shift from governmental concern
for the salvation of souls to the more limited aim of the securing
of rights. For a uniquely rich and nuanced appreciation of this
shift Dry explores the political philosophy of Locke, Spinoza,
Montesquieu, and Mill, among others, whose writings helped shaped
the Supreme Court's view of religion as separate from philosophy,
as a matter of individual faith and not a community practice.
Delving into the polyvalent interpretations of such fundamental
concepts as truth, faith, and freedom, Civil Peace and the Quest
for Truth immeasurably advances the study of American
constitutional law and our First Amendment rights.
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