02443nam 22005654a 450 991045390880332120200520144314.00-8262-6608-8(CKB)1000000000537549(OCoLC)614555941(CaPaEBR)ebrary10237204(SSID)ssj0000264012(PQKBManifestationID)11937527(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264012(PQKBWorkID)10283028(PQKB)11435825(MiAaPQ)EBC3570978(Au-PeEL)EBL3570978(CaPaEBR)ebr10237204(EXLCZ)99100000000053754920070522d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrUncovering the constitution's moral design[electronic resource] /Paul R. DeHartColumbia MO University of Missouri Pressc20071 online resource (311 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1760-5 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.Constitutional lawMoral and ethical aspectsUnited StatesConstitutional lawPhilosophyConstitutional lawMethodologyElectronic books.Constitutional lawMoral and ethical aspectsConstitutional lawPhilosophy.Constitutional lawMethodology.342.7302DeHart Paul R.1975-992793MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453908803321Uncovering the constitution's moral design2273324UNINA