The Constitution: A Second Look
Class | Available (Membership Required)
This course will focus on the text of the U.S. Constitution and, to a lesser extent, relevant case law, as a framework for examining major constitutional issues that have emerged over the past year. Topics include the “unitary executive” theory, police immunity, administrative warrants, and impeachment. Through close reading and discussion, participants will explore how the Constitution's language is interpreted and misinterpreted as affected by current developments and politics.
Please note that participation in Larry's previous course on the Constitution is not a prerequisite; this course will explore topics that were largely not addressed last spring.
Larry Crocker
Larry Crocker received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard and taught philosophy for several years at the University of Washington. He then attended Duke Law, clerked for a conservative federal appeal judge, practiced law on Wall Street and in Seattle mostly representing Boeing, prosecuted criminals and taught law at NYU. From 2004 through 2012 he taught classes at Dartmouth in philosophy of law, crime and punishment, ethics, political and social philosophy, philosophy of science and philosophy of religion.