Free Expression
Essays in Law and Philosophy
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 1994
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780198258001
- Publish Date
- Oct 1994
- List Price
- $82.50
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Description
This is a collection of essays based on papers read at a conference on freedom of expression held at McMaster University in May, 1990. Its contributors are philosophers and lawyers, each of whom brings his unique perspective to bear on issues surrounding the justification of free expression and the bases, both legal and moral, for restricting or broadening its scope. Joseph Magnet, Wayne Sumner, and James Weinstein discuss legal attempts in America and Canada to restrict hate literature, while David Richards brings a specifically American perspective to wider issues of free speech. Joseph Raz and Jan Narveson attempt to ground their theories of free speech in a wider political theory, while Leslie Green and Roger Shiner discuss more specific aspects of free expression, namely, the freedom to express oneself in the language of one's choice and freedom of commercial expression.
About the author
Contributor Notes
W. J. Waluchow, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, McMaster University.
Editorial Reviews
'Interesting collection ... this is a valuable collection.' Ethics
'The quality of most of the essays ... is very high, and overall there is a welcome collection which makes a useful addition to the literature on this perennially theoretically perplexing and practically important topic.' Political Studies