Confronting the Constitution

Bloom, author of the best-selling The Closing of the American Mind, has brought together a group of leading constitutional scholars to discuss, in light of the crumbling of Communism and Socialism around the world, this amazingly durable American document. The authors offer both praise and criticism in looking backward to the philosophical foundations found in the writings of R...

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Bloom, author of the best-selling The Closing of the American Mind, has brought together a group of leading constitutional scholars to discuss, in light of the crumbling of Communism and Socialism around the world, this amazingly durable American document. The authors offer both praise and criticism in looking backward to the philosophical foundations found in the writings of Rousseau, Jefferson, and The Federalist Papers and in looking forward to examine constitutional thinking from the 19th century to the present. The central question addressed is: Can this two-centuries-old document survive postconstitutional thought? Bloom presents a brilliant and balanced collection of essays. Highly recommended for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the Constitution.

- Raymond Frey, Centenary Coll., Hackettstown, N.J.

Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Contents
1. Introduction Allan Bloom
Part One: The Intellectual Foundations of the Founding
2. The Philosophic Understandings of Human Nature Informing the Constitution Thomas L. Pangle
3. The Political Theory of the Constitution David F. Epstein
4. Jefferson's Pulse of Republican Reformation Ralph Lerner
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Contents
1. Introduction Allan Bloom
Part One: The Intellectual Foundations of the Founding
2. The Philosophic Understandings of Human Nature Informing the Constitution Thomas L. Pangle
3. The Political Theory of the Constitution David F. Epstein
4. Jefferson's Pulse of Republican Reformation Ralph Lerner
5. The Social Theory of the Founders
6. The Scottish Enlightment and the Liberal Political Tradition Frank D. Balog
Part Two: Challenges to the Intellectual Foundations
7. Rousseau —— The Turning Point Allan Bloom
8.Utilitatianism and the Constitution Joseph Hamburger
9. Idealism Susan Shell
10. Historicism and the Contitution Fred Baumann
11. Capitalism Marc F. Plattner
12. Reflections on Marxism and America W. R. Newell
13. Freud and the American Constitution Joel Schwartz
14. Pragmatism and the U.S. Constituion James H. Nichols, Jr.
15. Existentialism and Democracy Werner J. Dannhauser
16. Social Science and the Constitution Harvey C. Mansfield
17. Neoconstitutionalism? Rawls, Dworkin, and Nozick Clifford Orwin and James R. Stoner, Jr.
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