Freedom of Speech - Words are not Deeds (Hardcover)

This work provides a philosophical framework within which the free speech clause of the Constitution's First Amendment may be understood. While much has been written on the First Amendment, this work is unique in offering an historically based thesis illuminating a point virtually ignored in the literature--the absolutist quality of the free speech clause and the philosophical dualism (words/deeds) on which it is based. Given the increasingly powerful forces favoring group rights in order to generate laws which would silence "offensive" speech, this book provides a radical challenge to the frameworks within which many such contemporary arguments are cast. It also reminds putative censors of the very special role free speech plays in any democratic community which aims to be self-governing.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1994
First published:	February 1994
Authors:	Harry M. Bracken
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-94719-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech
LSN:	0-275-94719-X
Barcode:	9780275947194

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