From the Book - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Part I. Purpose vs. textualism. Purpose-based approaches --
The textualist approach --
Part II. Interpreting statutory law. The traditional use of text and purpose --
The text/purpose divide --
Resolving the text/purpose tension --
Why judges should consider purposes : a summary --
Part III. Interpreting the Constitution. The Constitution --
The traditional approach to constitutional interpretation --
Constitutional textualism --
When the text runs out : the limits of constitutional textualism --
Legal stability : stare decisis --
Part IV. Why values, purposes, and workability provide a better way to interpret the Constitution. Workability : history and practical experience --
Workability : deciding where values conflict --
Workability : direct application of basic values --
Part V. Paradigm shifts on the court. Three paradigm shifts --
Are we undergoing the next paradigm shift? --
