Law and Philosophy Subversive of Democracy (San Francisco State University Series in Philosophy, Vol. 4)

"Law and Philosophy Subversive of Democracy explores certain bodies of law - as well as a deep-seated cultural-philosophical premise behind the law - that are subversive of democracy in the United States. James W. Syfers examines the basis of the opposition to the International Bill of Human Rights (IBHR) - the international legal foundation for democracy worldwide - in the same cultural-philosophical premise known as philosophic individualism."--Jacket Contents......Page 8 The San Francisco State University Series in Philosophy......Page 10 Preface......Page 18 Acknowledgments......Page 20 Introduction......Page 22 Law Subversive of Democracy......Page 26 The Right of Association: The Shameful History of a Right Fundamental to Democracy......Page 38 Human Rights vs. Classical Liberalism: An Essay on Metaphysics and the Theory of Value......Page 62 Some Legal and Moral Consequences of Philosophic Individualism......Page 88 The Metaphysical Basis of Racism in Western Civilization......Page 102 The Decline of the West: An Essay on Western Civilization and Its Values......Page 118 Appendix I: How Democratic is the Constitution? The Case of Voting Rights......Page 140 Appendix II: The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights......Page 158 Notes......Page 166