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The Constitution and the Pride of Reason (Hardcover)
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The Constitution and the Pride of Reason (Hardcover)
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Attempting to realize Plato's vision of a republic governed by
"reason," American constitutionalists, according to Steven D.
Smith's bold new critical study, have instead reenacted the Tower
of Babel myth, producing a constitutional discourse marked by
rampant confusion, elaborate sophistry, and thinly veiled
authoritarian bullying. How is it that the pursuit of such lofty
aims by yesterday's framers and today's scholars has left us mired
in a constitutional morass?
This timely book ponders that question with the intellectual vigor
it deserves. Observing that standard accounts of constitutional
law--both the "conservative" and "liberal" varieties--have lost
their power to illuminate, The Constitution and the Pride of Reason
explores how constitutional law hangs together (and how it falls
apart) by investigating the perennial claim that the Constitution
and its interpretation somehow embody a commitment to governance by
"reason." What does this claim mean, and is it valid? In
confronting these queries, Smith offers revealing and iconoclastic
assessments of constitutionalists ranging from Madison and
Jefferson to Dworkin and Bork. Also detailed in these pages is a
provocative overview of the whole constitutional project, from its
noble aspirations to its tragic failures.
A truly visionary work that investigates the scholarship, the
design, and the history of the quintessential American legal
document, this volume also sensibly reflects on the meaning and
possibility of the ethical commitment to the "life of reason." It
will appeal not only to students of constitutional law but also to
those interested in political science, philosophy, and American
history.
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