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The principled constitutionalism of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.

Bartl, Anthony D. (, )

Justice Kennedy is the nation's most influential jurist, but he is given little respect as a constitutional and legal thinker. Often called the "swing justice" for his pivotal position between the Supreme Court's "liberal" ...
Political philosophy and the divine ground : Eric Voegelin on Plato.

Romanello, Julianne M. (, )

Recent scholarship has shown an interest in how prominent twentieth-century thinkers have interpreted classic texts, especially those of Plato. Understanding how and why contemporary thinkers have turned to Plato promises ...
The other as friend : a platonic response to the political thought of Jacques Derrida.

Dinan, Matthew D. (, )

This dissertation presents a critical examination of the political thought of Jacques Derrida, suggesting that some of its aims are better realized by Plato. I argue that Derrida's late political works respond to a concern ...
Rhetoric, reason, and the problem of rule : Aristotle and J.S. Mill on speech and politics.

Block, Stephen A. (, )

This dissertation examines the relation between reason, public speech, and rule in the thought of J.S. Mill and Aristotle. It argues that both Mill and Aristotle present alternatives to typical liberal theories of speech ...
Constitutional origins of the federal judiciary.

Brogdon, Matthew S. (, )

This dissertation examines the constitutional underpinnings of twentieth-century developments in the structure and function of the federal judicial system. In the half-century between 1891 and 1939, the federal judiciary ...

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