Constitutionalism—A Skeptical View
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In this chapter, I will cast a skeptical eye over the political theory associated with the term “constitutionalism.” I know that “constitutionalism” is a term of approbation; we are all supposed to be constitutionalists now. But it may be worth sounding a critical note or two. Apart from anything else, even supporters of constitutionalism should worry that, without an occasional live critic to contend with, their faith may become a dead dogma rather than a living truth, a superstition or prejudice clinging accidentally to a form of words that once conveyed something interesting and controversial.
Source Publication
Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy
Source Editors/Authors
Thomas Christiano, John Christman
Publication Date
2009
Recommended Citation
Waldron, Jeremy, "Constitutionalism—A Skeptical View" (2009). Faculty Chapters. 1587.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1587
