Free Speech and Human Dignity

by Steven J. Heyman

Debates over hate speech, pornography, and other sorts of controversial speech raise issues that go to the core of the First Amendment. Supporters of regulation argue that these forms of expression cause serious injury to individuals and groups, assaulting their dignity as human beings and citizens. Civil libertarians respond that our commitment to free speech is measured by our willingness to protect it, even when it causes harm or offends our...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300114869
• ISBN13: 9780300114867
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"