{"product_id":"a-debt-against-the-living-ilan-wurman-9781108419802","title":"A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism","description":"Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the earth belongs to the living. His letter to James Madison is often quoted for the proposition that we should not be bound to the 'dead hand of the past', suggesting that the Constitution should instead be interpreted as a living, breathing document. Less well-known is Madison's response, in which he said the improvements made by the dead - including the US Constitution - form a debt against the living, who benefit from them. In this illuminating book, Ilan Wurman introduces Madison's concept of originalism to a new generation and shows how it has shaped the US Supreme Court in ways that are expected to continue following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the theory's leading proponents. It should be read by anyone seeking a better understanding of originalism and its ongoing influence on the constitutional jurisprudence of the Supreme Court.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilan Wurman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108419801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108419802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.57w x 0.61d","brand":"Ilan Wurman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924096352511,"sku":"9781108419802","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d6714e61-884f-454c-af12-75a4f5d28aca.jpg?v=1681068453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-debt-against-the-living-ilan-wurman-9781108419802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}