TY - BOOK AU - DeHart,Paul R. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Uncovering the constitution's moral design AV - KF4552 .D44 2007eb U1 - 342.7302 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Columbia MO PB - University of Missouri Press KW - Constitutional law KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - United States KW - Philosophy KW - Methodology KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-285) and index; Constitutional presuppositions -- Inferring moral assumptions -- The constitution's theory of sovereignty -- The constitution and the common good -- The constitution's theory of natural law -- The constitution's theory of natural rights -- Is the constitution any good?; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "DeHart examines our constitution's normative framework and moral meaning. He challenges the logical coherency of modern moral philosophy, normative positivism, and other theories that the constitution has been argued to embody and offers groundbreaking methodology that can be applied to uncovering the normative framework of other constitutions as well"--Provided by publisher UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10237204 ER -