Freedom of Speech: Volume 21, Part 2 (Paperback, New)

Whether free speech is defended as a fundamental right that inheres in each individual, or as a guarantee that all of society's members will have a voice in democratic decision-making, or as 'marketplace of ideas' that facilitates the emergence of truth by allowing vigorous competition among diverse points of view, the central role of expressive freedom in liberating the human spirit is undeniable. Enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution with a brevity that would belie its subsequent history of intricate judicial parsing, freedom of expression will, as the essays in this volume illuminate, encounter new and continuing controversies in the twenty-first century. Advances in digital technology raise pressing questions regarding freedom of speech and, with it, intellectual property and privacy rights. As the expansion of the Internet tests, and often confounds, legal statutes and precedents established in the era of the printing press, cyberspace looms as a relatively uncharted frontier for free speech and copyright law. Campaign finance reform limits the formerly sacrosanct category of 'political speech', while campus speech codes have spawned debates over '

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Social Philosophy and Policy
Release date:	July 2004
First published:	July 2004
Authors:	Ellen Frankel Paul • Fred D. Miller • Jeffrey Paul
Dimensions:	230 x 153 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	458
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-60375-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	0-521-60375-7
Barcode:	9780521603751

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