Constitutionalism: The Philosophical Dimension (Contributions in Political Science)

In our constitutional democracy, the dissent and conflict that are the inevitable consequence of free political dialogue point to the importance of reexamining the philosophical premises on which our conceptions of society and government are based. This volume of original essays reviews the foundations of constitutionalism in classical liberal thought and looks at contemporary philosophical perspectives on a wide range of constitutional issues. Written by a distinguished group of philosophers and constitutional scholars, it provides a deeper understanding of the U.S. Constitution as a political instrument and examines the idea of constitutionalism as it functions in our modern world.Allen Rosenbaum is the author of 'Constitutionalism: The Philosophical Dimension (Contributions in Political Science)', published 1988 under ISBN 9780313256714 and ISBN 0313256713.