Beyond the First Amendment: The Politics of Free Speech and Pluralism.0801881730 Beyond the First Amendment; the politics of free speech and pluralism. Nelson, Samuel Nelson, Samuel (1792–1873) Supreme Court justice; born in Hebron, N.Y. A supporter of women's suffrage and a long-time friend of James Fenimore Cooper, he sat as a judge on the Circuit Court (1823–31) and Supreme Court (1831–45) of New York Peter. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. U. Press 2005 226 pages $50.00 Hardcover KF4772 Is what Americans consider "free speech" precisely that? Does the First Amendment protect free speech? Nelson (political science, U. of Toledo) takes on these issues in this project of political theory, analyzing the legal theory and practice surrounding the First Amendment, and finds that the legal framework itself gets in the way of resolving the associated legal issues, pushing aside the concept and practice of true freedom of speech. He examines how that framework does and does not work, given the three basic justifications for free speech (libertarian lib·er·tar·i·an n. 1. One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state. 2. One who believes in free will. [From liberty. , expressivist and egalitarian e·gal·i·tar·i·an adj. Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people. ) and proposes a pluralistic plu·ral·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to social or philosophical pluralism. 2. Having multiple aspects or parts: "the idea that intelligence is a pluralistic quality that ... model for freedom of speech. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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