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The Flexible Constitution
By
Sean Wilson
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication date
August 13, 2014
Pages
219
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780739197301
ISBN-10
0739197304
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Original list price
$39.99
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is an ambitious work on constitutional theory. Influenced by the views of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sean Wilson tackles the problem of how a judge can obey a document written in ordinary, flexible language. He argues that whether something is âconstitutionalâ is not an historical fact, but is an artisan judgment. Criteria are set forth showing why some judgments represent superior connoisseurship and why others do not. Along the way, Wilson offers a potent critique of originalism. He not only explains this belief system, but shows why it is inherently incompatible with the American legal system. His conclusion is that originalism can only be understood as a legal ideology, not a meaningful contribution to philosophy of law. The ways of thinking about constitutional interpretation provided in the book end up challenging the scholarship of Ronald Dworkin and numerous law professors. And the findings also challenge the way that professors of politics often think about whether a judge has âfollowed law.â
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1 edition from Lexington Books (December 14, 2012)
9780739178157 | details & prices | 209 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $85.00
About: This is an ambitious work on constitutional theory.
About: This is an ambitious work on constitutional theory.
Paperback
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from Lexington Books (August 13, 2014)
9780739197301 | details & prices | 219 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $39.99
About: This is an ambitious work on constitutional theory.
About: This is an ambitious work on constitutional theory.
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