The Faith and Morals of Justice Antonin Scalia

David Forte

The Faith and Morals of Justice Antonin Scalia

David Forte

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Abstract

It is because of Justice Scalia's suspicion of philosophy and of history that he becomes an outspoken textualist. But why should text carry greater authority? Why should the written word, rather than evolving tradition, be of higher authority, particularly to a Roman Catholic? To understand Antonin Scalia's affirmation of the centrality of text, we must, as many already have, seek to find out how the man viewed his religion and how he practiced it.

Original language	American English
Journal	Intercultural Human Rights Law Review
Volume	14
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

Scalia
religion
Catholicism
textualist
St. Thomas Aquinas

Disciplines

Constitutional Law
Courts
Judges
Law
Supreme Court of the United States

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The Faith and Morals of Justice Antonin Scalia

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