LEADER 02410nam 22005534a 450 001 9910782139703321 005 20230721032716.0 010 $a0-8262-6608-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537549 035 $a(OCoLC)614555941 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10237204 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264012 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937527 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264012 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10283028 035 $a(PQKB)11435825 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570978 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570978 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10237204 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537549 100 $a20070522d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUncovering the constitution's moral design$b[electronic resource] /$fPaul R. DeHart 210 $aColumbia MO $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8262-1760-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-285) and index. 327 $aConstitutional 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?. 330 $a"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. 606 $aConstitutional law$xMoral and ethical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aConstitutional law$xPhilosophy 606 $aConstitutional law$xMethodology 615 0$aConstitutional law$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aConstitutional law$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aConstitutional law$xMethodology. 676 $a342.7302 700 $aDeHart$b Paul R.$f1975-$01572014 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782139703321 996 $aUncovering the constitution's moral design$93846617 997 $aUNINA