The Supreme Court and the Origin of Corrupted Morals
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To the chagrin of the American public, originalism – which seeks to adhere to the purported “original intent” of the Constitution’s drafters – has become the U.S. Supreme Court’s dominant judicial philosophy in interpreting the U.S. Constitution. As the Court majority employs originalism, resulting in a succession of unpopular decisions with catastrophic ramifications (while also embroiled in ethics controversies), I believe that an often overlooked section of the work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche can help explain our present chaos.
The Supreme Court and the Origin of Corrupted Morals
The Supreme Court and the Origin of Corrupted…
The Supreme Court and the Origin of Corrupted Morals
To the chagrin of the American public, originalism – which seeks to adhere to the purported “original intent” of the Constitution’s drafters – has become the U.S. Supreme Court’s dominant judicial philosophy in interpreting the U.S. Constitution. As the Court majority employs originalism, resulting in a succession of unpopular decisions with catastrophic ramifications (while also embroiled in ethics controversies), I believe that an often overlooked section of the work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche can help explain our present chaos.