Natural Law and the Constitution

What exactly the symbol of the Constitution stands for has been a major moral and intellectual strand threading together the fabric of Western civilization from antiquity to the present. Critical facets of the role of the Constitution as a practical system are explored.

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Published in:The Review of metaphysics 1989-03, Vol.42 (3), p.483-511
Main Author: Reck, Andrew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American philosophy
Antiquity
Constitutions
Human nature
Law
Natural law
Natural rights
Philosophy
Polities
Positive laws
Reason
Rule of law
State of nature
Symbolism
United States constitutional law
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Summary:What exactly the symbol of the Constitution stands for has been a major moral and intellectual strand threading together the fabric of Western civilization from antiquity to the present. Critical facets of the role of the Constitution as a practical system are explored.
ISSN:0034-6632
2154-1302