02140nam 2200565 450 991081381510332120220204141155.00-268-20119-60-268-20126-9(CKB)4940000000609609(MiAaPQ)EBC6644598(Au-PeEL)EBL6644598(OCoLC)1266905305(MdBmJHUP)musev2_99025(EXLCZ)99494000000060960920220204d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFictions, lies, and the authority of law /Steven D. SmithNotre Dame, Indiana :University of Notre Dame Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (291 pages)Catholic ideas for a secular world0-268-20120-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- One The Fictional Foundations of (Modern) Political Authority -- Two Fictional Authority and the Problem of Constitutional Interpretation -- Three Our Quasi-Fictional Government -- Four From Political Fictions to "Living with Lies" -- Five Authority and Faux Authority -- Six Is Genuine Authority Possible? -- Epilogue: Authority outside the Cave? -- Notes -- IndexCatholic ideas for a secular world.AuthorityLawPhilosophyLegal authoritiesUnited StatesPower (Social sciences)Obedience (Law)United StatesfastAuthority.LawPhilosophy.Legal authoritiesPower (Social sciences)Obedience (Law)303.36Smith Steven D(Steven Douglas),1952-1670354MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813815103321Fictions, lies, and the authority of law4032163UNINA