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America and Enlightenment Constitutionalism shows in detail the Enlightenment origin of the U.S. Constitution. It provides vivid analysis of how the Enlightenment's basic ideas were reformulated in the context of America. It is particularly successful in bringing out the competing strains of Enlightenment thought and of articulating crucial Enlightenment concepts of public opinion, equality, public reason, legislature and judiciary, revolution, law, and the people in their American context. The collection is timely given contemporary debates between republicans and liberals about constitutional interpretation which are addressed throughout.
ISBN
9781403972361
Publication Date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
City
New York
Keywords
U.S. Constitution, enlightenment, public opinion, public reason
School
Jepson School of Leadership Studies
Disciplines
American Politics | Political Theory | Public Affairs
Recommended Citation
McDowell, Gary L., and Johnathan O'Neill. America and Enlightenment Constitutionalism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Comments
Edited by Gary L. McDowell and Johnathan O'Neill.
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