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Courting the Abyss

Free Speech and the Liberal Tradition

Courting the Abyss( )
Author: Peters, John Durham
ISBN:978-0-226-66274-9
Publication Date:Apr 2005
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $29.00USD $29.00
Book Description:

Courting the Abyss updates the philosophy of free expression for a world that is very different from the one in which it originated. The notion that a free society should allow Klansmen, neo-Nazis, sundry extremists, and pornographers to spread their doctrines as freely as everyone else has come increasingly under fire. At the same time, in the wake of 9/11, the Right and the Left continue to wage war over the utility of an absolute vision of free speech in a time of...
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Book Details
Pages:316
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / Political Freedom
Philosophy / Good & Evil
Philosophy / Political
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:1.188 Pounds



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