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Tocqueville And The American Amalgam, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Tocqueville And The American Amalgam, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Any serious attempt to understand the original meaning of the Constitution requires an inquiry into what was, if any, the dominant political theory that guided the founding of the American regime. Recent decades have witnessed a lively scholarly debate between the partisans of the liberal interpretation of the Founding, which posits that liberal political theory is the intellectual foundation of our regime, and those of classical republicanism. The classical republicans argue that the influence of liberal theory on the Founding has been exaggerated, and that the Founders cared more about securing the authority to govern their communities in the name …
Reaction Or Reformation?: Leo Strauss And American Constitutional Law, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Reaction Or Reformation?: Leo Strauss And American Constitutional Law, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Andrew C. Spiropoulos
This article explains the importance of the work of the political theorist Leo Strauss to the study of American constitutional law. The foundation of Strauss's work was his belief that the civilization of the West faces a profound crisis. This crisis, he argued, was a crisis of modernity, by which he meant modern political philosophy. The nature of this crisis is the West's loss of faith in reason, the cornerstone of its way of life. This loss of faith threatens the intellectual, spiritual, and even physical health of the West. Strauss argued that this crisis came about because of the …
Reaction Or Reformation?: Leo Strauss And American Constitutional Law, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Reaction Or Reformation?: Leo Strauss And American Constitutional Law, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Andrew C. Spiropoulos
This article explains the importance of the work of the political theorist Leo Strauss to the study of American constitutional law. The foundation of Strauss's work was his belief that the civilization of the West faces a profound crisis. This crisis, he argued, was a crisis of modernity, by which he meant modern political philosophy. The nature of this crisis is the West's loss of faith in reason, the cornerstone of its way of life. This loss of faith threatens the intellectual, spiritual, and even physical health of the West. Strauss argued that this crisis came about because of the …
Making Laws Moral: A Defense Of Substantive Canons Of Construction, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Making Laws Moral: A Defense Of Substantive Canons Of Construction, Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Andrew C. Spiropoulos
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