Communitarianism Liberal Society Seeks Not Term Paper

(Bork 15) Bork's approach was recently critiqued by Daniel Ortiz and some others, one of whom noted, with reference to the Griswold decision on privacy, that Bork saw the decision as "unprincipled" "because [e]very clash between a minority claiming freedom and a majority claiming power to regulate involves a choice between the gratifications of the two groups.

When the Constitution has not spoken [under an originalist theory of interpretation], the Court will be able to find no scale, other than its own value preferences, upon which to weigh the respective claims to pleasure. (Bork Neutral Principles and Some First Amendment Problems).

Bork thus supports community rights over individual rights to a greater extent than has been common in American law for most of the last century. He shows a preference for a communitarian...

...

Much of the theory reflected in their writings is expressed in a different way by Giddens.
Works Cited

Bork, Robert H. "Original Intent." The Judges' Journal (Summer 1987), 13-17.

Bork, Robert H.

Neutral Principles and Some First Amendment Problems, 47 IND. L.J. 1 (1971).

Giddens, Anthony. Social Theory and Modern Sociology. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1987.

Thompson, John M. Revolutionary Russia, 1917. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981.

Vlachoutsicos, Charalambos. Russian Collectivism an Invisible Fist in the Transformation Process of Russia. http://www.eliamep.gr/eliamep/files/op9708.PDF.

Sources Used in Documents:

Works Cited

Bork, Robert H. "Original Intent." The Judges' Journal (Summer 1987), 13-17.

Bork, Robert H.

Neutral Principles and Some First Amendment Problems, 47 IND. L.J. 1 (1971).

Giddens, Anthony. Social Theory and Modern Sociology. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1987.
Vlachoutsicos, Charalambos. Russian Collectivism an Invisible Fist in the Transformation Process of Russia. http://www.eliamep.gr/eliamep/files/op9708.PDF.


Cite this Document:

"Communitarianism Liberal Society Seeks Not" (2007, October 29) Retrieved April 20, 2024, from
https://www.paperdue.com/essay/communitarianism-liberal-society-seeks-not-34804

"Communitarianism Liberal Society Seeks Not" 29 October 2007. Web.20 April. 2024. <
https://www.paperdue.com/essay/communitarianism-liberal-society-seeks-not-34804>

"Communitarianism Liberal Society Seeks Not", 29 October 2007, Accessed.20 April. 2024,
https://www.paperdue.com/essay/communitarianism-liberal-society-seeks-not-34804

Related Documents

Here we see that the staff and the students had their own responsibilities and those responsibilities are quite different from the traditional ones we find in traditional schools. Horton thought that a significant aspect of the teacher's role was to empower students to "think and act for themselves" (Thayer-Bacon). We can see that Horton placed responsibility on both the students and the staff. They were to learn from one

This was usually the case with the proliferation of British rule at the time; trade was the predecessor to British Colonialism. For administrative purposes, Singapore became a part of Penang and Malacca which were two other settlements in the region. By 1826 these areas were grouped together and became known as the Straits Settlement. Initially the centre of the Straits Settlement was Penang. Penang was governed by Calcutta and

The 'Debates in Political Theory' module serves as an essential component in the study of political science, inviting students to explore the rich variety of arguments that have shaped political thought throughout history. Political theory is not a fixed body of knowledge, but a dynamic field of competing ideas and perspectives. This essay will explore some of the central debates within the module, examining how they contribute to our understanding

What Are Human Rights
PAGES 5 WORDS 1679

Universal Human Rights The Debate A very highly contested issue in international political theory is the issue of universal human rights and its interpretation is dependent on the manner in which particular theorists understands it and the moral obligations related to it as well as international laws and the manner in which the two concepts of obligations international laws relate to one another. The fundamental interpretations about what is right and the