Courting the abyss : free speech and the liberal tradition

Courting the abyss : free speech and the liberal tradition / John Durham Peters.

Author/creator	Peters, John Durham
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Description	viii, 309 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Freedom of expression--History. Good and evil--History. Political science--Philosophy --History.

Contents	Introduction: hard-hearted liberalism -- Saint Paul's shudder -- "Evil be thou my good": Milton and abyss-redemption -- Publicity and pain -- Homeopathic machismo in free speech theory -- Social science as public communication -- "Watch, therefore": suffering and the informed citizen -- "Meekness as a dangerous activity": witnessing as participation -- Conclusion: responsibility to things that are not.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2004018511
ISBN	0226662748 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JC585 .P395 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold