Current controversies over abortion, affirmative action, school prayer, hate speech, and other issues have sparked considerable public debate about how the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted. Such controversies, along with the changing composition of an often deeply divided Supreme Court, have led to a resurgence of interest in theories of con
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780367315184
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
280

Biographical note

Susan J. Brison is assistant professor of philosophy and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is associate professor of philosophy at Dartmouth College.