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proving troublesome to contemporary jurists and political theorists. Only a few weeks ago, the first meeting of the newly formed American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy, held at Brookings
Lincoln speech better examines the threats to civil order and American constitutional government than his 1838 address to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois: “The Perpetuation of Our Political ... politics now face in our time. The Lyceum speech first critiques mob violence and lawlessness, then addresses threats to institutions and order from political leaders themselves.7 Lincoln first extols the
Stone’s formulation from footnote four of United States v. Carolene Products and engaging in a more searching judicial review of majoritarian decisions in instances where the pluralist political give-and ... political give-and-take had broken down.1 While the subsequent Burger, Rehnquist, and Roberts Courts have undermined much of the Warren Court’s † Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights, Harvard Kennedy School
(Excerpt) Protecting free speech has been a foundational principle of American democracy since the nation’s founding. A core element of free speech has long been a prohibition on regulating political ... In addition to these threats and tied directly to how the United States regulates political speech, America finds itself deeply divided, with its citizens rejecting facts and information they disagree
for her wisdom and friendship “based as it is upon that perennial philosophy by which we both live.”21 It is the throw-away phrase “by which we both live” that opens up the problem at hand. Back in 1958 ... , the phrase “perennial philosophy” would have pointed most readers to Aldous Huxley’s 1946 book, The Perennial Philosoph.yHuxley’s book (which is largely an anthology of spiritual writings, with his own
Dublin” Yeats’s first three entries, or “thoughts,” are numbered, the first one reflecting his political life in Dublin on this date, or literally the day before the entry, when he had been told by the ... Rapallo and his renunciation of political office: “I have ceased to be a Senator” (L 749, WBY to TB dated “Dec 20 [1928]” from Via Americhe 12-8, Rapallo). Thought “(2)” on leaf 1r (see above) and this
(Excerpt) Liberalism is in decline in the West. Past political divides that pitted classically liberal conservatives against moderate to progressive political liberals are giving way to a new ... legitimacy. The neutralist theory of legitimacy was given its fullest expression by twentieth-century political theorist John Rawls but is rooted in the philosophy of Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant.75
this general trend toward making A Vision legible to a new generation of readers. Four years later, Gibson and Mann compiled another collection, Yeats, Philosophy, and the Occult, which aims to place
the bibliographic codes of type, ink, paper, page layout, book design and production, and all the political and social implications of their encounters with readerships are worth the scrutiny of book ... , once let loose on philosophy after the publication of A Vision(1925), both Bergson and Plotinus were read and reread by Yeats while preparing many of the poems that made up The Tower,The Winding Stai
symbolic language in a way that is neither a materialist critique of metaphysics per se, nor, at the other extreme, an evangelical call to endorse something like the ‘perennial philosophy.’” Morash’s ... attendant political and cultural valences. George understood the collaborative nature of textual production, one that was clear to him as a scholar as well. He was also a firm believer in the value of close
, iridocyclitis and pupillary distortion.2 The treatment philosophy for iris metastasis is palliative. The median time interval from iris metastasis to death is reportedly 10 months.2 Clinicians should be aware of
confronted with cannabis related revocations, as state and federal cannabis laws have diverged, judges have increasingly faced serious questions of penological philosophy when asked to punish those engaged in ... civilian lives.45 As a result, the original statute did not provide for a possibility of revocation.46 However, as a result of skepticism surrounding the new statutory regime and growing political pressures
additional works at: https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/lawreview PROP UP THE HEAVENLY CHORUS? LABOR UNIONS, TAX POLICY, AND POLITICAL VOICE EQUALITY PHILIP T. HACKNEY† “The function of democracy has been ... weak politically and continue to decline in number and political power in the United States.1 Many contend that this is a positive development for the country because they believe labor unions cause
per se, nor, at the other extreme, an evangelical call to endorse something like the ‘perennial philosophy.’” Morash’s emphasis on both the visual and aural elements of The Herne’s Egg makes an apposite
vague sense of the famous poet to bolster their own authority. Elizabeth Cullingford’s 2001 essay, “Reading Yeats in Popular Culture,” considers advertisements, political speeches, tourist traps, films ... essay, therefore, considers a different type of text than a film, television series, political speech, or advertisement. In order to emphasize this textual difference, I view internet memes as
Amendment it is important to note that the quest for women’s first-class citizenship, which I define as equal participation in all aspects of the American political process, has not been achieved. While white ... been achieved. While white women have greater access to the franchise than non-whites, they are not necessarily considered political equals on the ballot. Legal scholar Reva Siegel points out that fifty
political sense to bear on the operation of the Constitution during Jim Crow, Prohibition, and the New Deal. And in speeches to British and American audiences over many decades, Churchill frequently turned to ... constitutional philosophy, we must first clear up the common misunderstanding that he saw democracy as a second-best solution. The misunderstanding stems from his line to the House of Commons, which is often 13 A
description lingers especially on the souvenirs and trappings of imperial travel, colonial governance, and political success: In the hall, or at one’s right hand as one ascended the stairs, hung Persian ... Galway. . . . I can remember someone saying: “Balzac would have given twenty pages to the stairs.” (Au 391) His images repeatedly evoke masculine achievement, but it is a masculinity of political prowess
. ENCYC. PHIL. (June 15, 2018), https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotleethics/#InteVirt [https://perma.cc/7SGY-PGRS]. 64 See John Finnis, Aquinas’ Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy, STAN ... FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT (2d ed. 1997); ROBERT H. BORK, THE TEMPTING OF AMERICA: THE POLITICAL SEDUCTION OF THE LAW 143–85 (1990); RANDY E. BARNETT, RESTORING THE LOST CONSTITUTION: THE PRESUMPTION OF LIBERTY 1–5
THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW OF JAMES WILSON. By William F. Obering. ington: Catholic University Press, 1938, pp. x, 324. Wash In this day of fierce controversy and bitter debate over political, social and ... perplexing problems. In view of this critical situation it is well for us to make a study of our political origins. Dr. Obering has contributed this most interesting monograph on "The Philosophy of Law of