Desperately seeking certainty: the misguided quest for constitutional foundations
Author:
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
Irreverent, provocative, and engaging, Desperately Seeking Certainty attacks the current legal vogue for grand unified theories of constitutional interpretation. On both the Right and the Left, prominent legal scholars are attempting to build all of constitutional law from a single foundational idea. Dan Farber and Suzanna Sherry find that in the end no single, all-encompassing theory can successfully guide judges or provide definitive or even sensible answers to every constitutional question. Their book brilliantly reveals how problematic foundationalism is and shows how the pragmatic, multifaceted common law methods already used by the Court provide a far better means of reaching sound decisions and controlling judicial discretion than do any of the grand theories.
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9780226238104
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 25d3d847-c425-afd7-dfed-7ae4c7cfdc3e |
---|---|
Grouping Title | desperately seeking certainty the misguided quest for constitutional foundations |
Grouping Author | daniel a farber |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-05 21:12:39PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-02 00:51:19AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Sherry, Suzanna
author
Farber, Daniel A., 1950-
author2-role
ProQuest (Firm)
Sherry, Suzanna
Sherry, Suzanna
author_display
Farber, Daniel A.
display_description
Irreverent, provocative, and engaging, Desperately Seeking Certainty attacks the current legal vogue for grand unified theories of constitutional interpretation. On both the Right and the Left, prominent legal scholars are attempting to build all of constitutional law from a single foundational idea. Dan Farber and Suzanna Sherry find that in the end no single, all-encompassing theory can successfully guide judges or provide definitive or even sensible answers to every constitutional question. Their book brilliantly reveals how problematic foundationalism is and shows how the pragmatic, multifaceted common law methods already used by the Court provide a far better means of reaching sound decisions and controlling judicial discretion than do any of the grand theories.
format_category_ccu
eBook
format_ccu
eBook
id
25d3d847-c425-afd7-dfed-7ae4c7cfdc3e
isbn
9780226238104
last_indexed
2024-05-02T06:51:19.373Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
primary_isbn
9780226238104
publishDate
2002
2004
2004
publisher
University of Chicago Press
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Constitutional law
Constitutional law -- Philosophy
Constitutional law -- United States
Constitutional law -- United States -- Philosophy
Electronic books
LAW -- Constitutional
LAW -- Public
United States
Constitutional law -- Philosophy
Constitutional law -- United States
Constitutional law -- United States -- Philosophy
Electronic books
LAW -- Constitutional
LAW -- Public
United States
title_display
Desperately seeking certainty : the misguided quest for constitutional foundations
title_full
Desperately Seeking Certainty : The Misguided Quest for Constitutional Foundations Farber, Daniel A.
Desperately seeking certainty : the misguided quest for constitutional foundations / Daniel A. Farber, Suzanna Sherry
Desperately seeking certainty [electronic resource] : the misguided quest for constitutional foundations / Daniel A. Farber, Suzanna Sherry
Desperately seeking certainty : the misguided quest for constitutional foundations / Daniel A. Farber, Suzanna Sherry
Desperately seeking certainty [electronic resource] : the misguided quest for constitutional foundations / Daniel A. Farber, Suzanna Sherry
title_short
Desperately seeking certainty
title_sub
the misguided quest for constitutional foundations
topic_facet
Constitutional
Constitutional law
Constitutional law -- United States
Constitutional law -- United States -- Philosophy
LAW
Philosophy
Public
Constitutional law
Constitutional law -- United States
Constitutional law -- United States -- Philosophy
LAW
Philosophy
Public
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fortlewisebscoebooksub:ocn615629391 | ocn615629391 | Fort Lewis Subscription eBook (EBSCO) | Online Fort Lewis Subscription eBook (EBSCO) | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Fort Lewis Subscription eBook (EBSCO) | https://fortlewis.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=319129 | Available Online | Fort Lewis Subscription eBook (EBSCO) | |
proquestebookwestern:EBC515724 | EBC515724 | ProQuest Ebook Central (Western) | Online ProQuest Ebook Central (Western) | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | ProQuest Ebook Central (Western) | https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/wscc-ebooks/detail.action?docID=515724 | Available Online | ProQuest Ebook Central (Western) | |
ebscoccu:ocn615629391 | ocn615629391 | Ebsco (CCU) | Online Ebsco (CCU) | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Ebsco (CCU) | http://ezproxy.ccu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=319129 | Available Online | Ebsco (CCU) | |
ebraryccu:EBC515724 | EBC515724 | Ebrary (CCU) | Online Ebrary (CCU) | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Ebrary (CCU) | https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cochristuniv-ebooks/detail.action?docID=515724 | Available Online | Ebrary (CCU) | |
ebscoacademiccmc:ocn615629391 | ocn615629391 | Ebsco Academic (CMC) | Online Ebsco Academic (CMC) | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Ebsco Academic (CMC) | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=319129 | Available Online | Ebsco Academic (CMC) |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fortlewisebscoebooksub:ocn615629391 | eBook | eBook | English | University of Chicago Press | 2002 | 1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) | ||
proquestebookwestern:EBC515724 | eBook | eBook | English | University of Chicago Press | 2002 | 1 online resource (221 pages) | ||
ebscoccu:ocn615629391 | eBook | eBook | English | University of Chicago Press | 2002 | 1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) | ||
ebraryccu:EBC515724 | eBook | eBook | Pbk. ed | English | University of Chicago Press | 2004, c2002 | xi, 208 p. | |
ebscoacademiccmc:ocn615629391 | eBook | eBook | English | University of Chicago Press | 2002 | 1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) |
scoping_details_ccu
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ebscoccu:ocn615629391 | ocn615629391 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | |||
ebraryccu:EBC515724 | EBC515724 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false |