Fictions, Lies, and the Authority of Law
Fictions, Lies, and the Authority of Law discusses legal, political, and cultural difficulties that arise from the crisis of authority in the modern world.Is there any connection linking some of the maladies of modern life-"cancel culture," the climate of mendacity in public and academic l...
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Format | eBook |
Language | English |
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Notre Dame, IN
University of Notre Dame Press
2021
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Edition | 1 |
Series | Catholic ideas for a secular world |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- One The Fictional Foundations of (Modern) Political Authority -- Two Fictional Authority and the Problem of Constitutional Interpretation -- Three Our Quasi-Fictional Government -- Four From Political Fictions to "Living with Lies" -- Five Authority and Faux Authority -- Six Is Genuine Authority Possible? -- Epilogue: Authority outside the Cave? -- Notes -- Index