Walter Berns
Biographic Data
| ID | 380191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter Berns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter |
| FAMILY NAME | Berns |
| SIGNATURE | BERNS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
In Memoriam
of Chicago, where he studied
The perennial trashing of bourgeois democracy
Making Patriots
Pronography versus democracy
The assault on the universities
Books in review
The core as an education for natural aristocrats
For Capital Punishment
This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution
The First Amendment and the Future of American Democracy
The Sovereign Prerogative
Replies to Schaar and Wolin
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Essays on the Scientific Study of Politics
The Behavioral Sciences and the Study of Political Things
One result of the advent of the behavioral sciences in political science is that political things are now being studied, to an ever increasing extent, by men with little or no training in political science. Of the 27 authors of essays in the Burdick and Brodbeck volume, American Voting Behavior , for example, only six are political scientists, the others being mainly sociologists, social psychiatrists, and, to a surprising extent, psychiatrists; …
Freedom, Virtue and the First Amendment
On Robert Dahl's “Important Questions”
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Freedom and Loyalty
Appointments and Staff Changes
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A Program for Conservatives. Russell Kirk
Buck v. Bell
QUARTER OF a century has passed since Justice Holmes provided the eugenical sterilization movement with a constitutional blessing and an epigrammatic battle cry. His opinion for the Court in Buck v. Bell' was regarded by eugenicists as the herald of a new day, and was joined in by all his brethren except Justice Butler. Whether the latter believed three generations of imbeciles were not enough, or that the number of generations was immaterial, we…
Buck v. Bell
Replies to Schaar and Wolin
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The Behavioral Sciences and the Study of Political Things
One result of the advent of the behavioral sciences in political science is that political things are now being studied, to an ever increasing extent, by men with little or no training in political science. Of the 27 authors of essays in the Burdick and Brodbeck volume, American Voting Behavior , for example, only six are political scientists, the others being mainly sociologists, social psychiatrists, and, to a surprising extent, psychiatrists; …
Buck v. Bell
Appointments and Staff Changes
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Buck v. Bell
QUARTER OF a century has passed since Justice Holmes provided the eugenical sterilization movement with a constitutional blessing and an epigrammatic battle cry. His opinion for the Court in Buck v. Bell' was regarded by eugenicists as the herald of a new day, and was joined in by all his brethren except Justice Butler. Whether the latter believed three generations of imbeciles were not enough, or that the number of generations was immaterial, we…
Buck v. Bell
A Program for Conservatives. Russell Kirk
Freedom and Loyalty
Appointments and Staff Changes
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Freedom, Virtue and the First Amendment
On Robert Dahl's “Important Questions”
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The Behavioral Sciences and the Study of Political Things
One result of the advent of the behavioral sciences in political science is that political things are now being studied, to an ever increasing extent, by men with little or no training in political science. Of the 27 authors of essays in the Burdick and Brodbeck volume, American Voting Behavior , for example, only six are political scientists, the others being mainly sociologists, social psychiatrists, and, to a surprising extent, psychiatrists; …
Essays on the Scientific Study of Politics
The Sovereign Prerogative
Replies to Schaar and Wolin
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The First Amendment and the Future of American Democracy
For Capital Punishment
This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution
The core as an education for natural aristocrats
The assault on the universities
Books in review
Pronography versus democracy
Making Patriots
The perennial trashing of bourgeois democracy
In Memoriam
of Chicago, where he studied
Political science (18 works) · Law (14 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Politics (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Law (6 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 works) · Content (measure theory (4 works) · Law and economics (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works)