Critiquing free speech : First Amendment theory and the challenge of interdisciplinarity / Matthew D. Bunker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunker, Matthew D.

Series:

LEA's communication series.

LEA's communication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Constitution--1st Amendment.

United States.

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this exceptional volume, Matthew D. Bunker explores the work of contemporary free speech critics and argues that, while at times these critics provide important lessons, many of their conclusions must be rejected. Moreover, Bunker suggests that we be w

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Classical First Amendment Theory; CHAPTER 2 Imperial Paradigms and Reductionism; CHAPTER 3 Stanley Fish, Literary Theory, and Freedom of Expression; CHAPTER 4 First Amendment Theory and Conceptions of the Self; CHAPTER 5 The Public-Private Distinction and the New Realism; CHAPTER 6 The Normative First Amendment; CHAPTER 7 Shall We Commit First Amendment Theory?; Author Index; Subject Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-65207-4

9786612323966

1-4106-0018-1

1-282-32396-2

0-585-38130-5

9781410600189

OCLC:

123109050