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How should courts interpret the law? While all agree that courts
must be objective, people differ sharply over what this demands in
practice: fidelity to the text? To the will of the people? To
certain moral ideals? In Judicial Review in an Objective Legal
System, Tara Smith breaks through the false dichotomies inherent in
dominant theories - various forms of originalism, living
constitutionalism, and minimalism - to present a new approach to
judicial review. She contends that we cannot assess judicial review
in isolation from the larger enterprise of which it is a part. By
providing careful clarification of both the function of the legal
system as well as of objectivity itself, she produces a compelling,
firmly grounded account of genuinely objective judicial review.
Smith's innovative approach marks a welcome advance for anyone
interested in legal objectivity and individual rights.
Ayn Rand is well known for advocating egoism, but the substance of
that instruction is rarely understood. Far from representing the
rejection of morality, selfishness, in Rand's view, actually
demands the practice of a systematic code of ethics. This book
explains the fundamental virtues that Rand considers vital for a
person to achieve his objective well-being: rationality, honesty,
independence, justice, integrity, productiveness, and pride.
Tracing Rand's account of the harmony of human beings' rational
interests, Smith examines what each of these virtues consists of,
why it is a virtue, and what it demands of a person in practice.
Along the way she addresses the status of several conventional
virtues within Rand's theory, considering traits such as kindness,
charity, generosity, temperance, courage, forgiveness, and
humility. Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics thus offers an in-depth
exploration of several specific virtues and an illuminating
integration of these with the broader theory of egoism.
Ayn Rand is well known for advocating egoism, but the substance of
that instruction is rarely understood. Far from representing the
rejection of morality, selfishness, in Rand's view, actually
demands the practice of a systematic code of ethics. This book
explains the fundamental virtues that Rand considers vital for a
person to achieve his objective well-being: rationality, honesty,
independence, justice, integrity, productiveness, and pride.
Tracing Rand's account of the harmony of human beings' rational
interests, Smith examines what each of these virtues consists of,
why it is a virtue, and what it demands of a person in practice.
Along the way she addresses the status of several conventional
virtues within Rand's theory, considering traits such as kindness,
charity, generosity, temperance, courage, forgiveness, and
humility. Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics thus offers an in-depth
exploration of several specific virtues and an illuminating
integration of these with the broader theory of egoism.
How should courts interpret the law? While all agree that courts
must be objective, people differ sharply over what this demands in
practice: fidelity to the text? To the will of the people? To
certain moral ideals? In Judicial Review in an Objective Legal
System, Tara Smith breaks through the false dichotomies inherent in
dominant theories - various forms of originalism, living
constitutionalism, and minimalism - to present a new approach to
judicial review. She contends that we cannot assess judicial review
in isolation from the larger enterprise of which it is a part. By
providing careful clarification of both the function of the legal
system as well as of objectivity itself, she produces a compelling,
firmly grounded account of genuinely objective judicial review.
Smith's innovative approach marks a welcome advance for anyone
interested in legal objectivity and individual rights.
Standard Baking Co. is Maine's most well-known bakery. Located
directly across from Portland's harbor, the bakery is a daily hub
for hundreds of people. From almond croissants to butter cookies to
a pear frangipane tart, more than 60 coveted recipes comprise this
cookbook tailor written for the home baker. Never before has
Standard Baking co. divulged its sweet secrets - this cookbook is
sure to become a baking bible for Standard fans and newcomers
alike.
Extraordinary Gifts celebrates 20 remarkable women with
Philadelphia connections - including Louisa May Alcott, Margaret
Mead, Mary Cassatt, and Marian Anderson - with original art,
poetry, and fiction by contemporary artists and writers from the
Philadelphia area. Each of the women this volume honors, some
familiar and some less well known, have changed the world through
their courage to think outside the box, to go against convention,
and to defy society's expectations for their gender. The stories of
these women span over two centuries of local and global history.
Making the Grade provides life lessons for serious students that
want to graduate with honors. It's a good feeling to be
distinguished with cords, stoles and lapel pins. There is an
overwhelming feeling of pride that hits you just before you reach
the stage. And once you hit that stage, and the announcer calls
your name, you hear the roar of the crowd and the screams of your
family and friends, and it simply feels GREAT You start to think
about all the long days and late nights, all the television shows
and telephone calls you had to miss to stay focused, all the
sacrifices you had to make in order to forge ahead, and then your
smile begins to grow wider and wider without effort. Your step gets
more pep and your stature grows taller. So take some time to
journey with me through my life as a student, from childhood to
adulthood. I pray that my experiences will provide you with
insight, laughter, effective methods for success and alternatives
to my mistakes.
"Mommy's 'ME-Time'" is a journal for mothers who could use some
much-needed "ME" time! This is a unique journal, as it is solely
for mothers, but it also provides a variety of questions that helps
one think, plan, and even daydream. On each journal page is "The
Rant Wall" which provides a place to "get things off your chest."
This journal provides an opportunity to look inside oneself while
also providing a place to sort out all of your aggravations,
issues, and thoughts for the day.
Seeking a way out of today's bewildering rush of rights claims,
Tara Smith's Moral Rights and Political Freedom offers a systematic
account of the nature and foundations of rights. The book carefully
elucidates what political freedom is and demonstrates why it should
be protected by rights. Smith's thesis is that rights are
teleological: respect for freedom is necessary for individuals'
flourishing or eudaimonia. Smith illustrates how many alleged
rights would actually undermine that objective. Her decisive
refutation of the assumption that conflicts between rights are
inevitable--demonstrating how such conflicts are theoretically
incoherent and practically self-defeating--should go a long way
toward resolving many contemporary disputes about rights.
Viable Values examines the most basic foundations of value and
morality, demonstrating the shortcomings of major traditional views
and proposing that morality is grounded in the objective
requirements of human life. Smith argues that morality depends on a
proper understanding of the concept of values, and that values
depend on the alternative of life or death. She proposes that human
beings need to be moral in order to live, explaining how life is
the standard of morality, how flourishing is the proper end and
reward of living morally, and how an intelligent egoism is the path
to flourishing.
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