The Tolerant Society |
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| Author:
| Bollinger, Lee C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-802104-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1988 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $40.50 |
Book Description:
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Bollinger provides a masterful critique of the major theories of freedom of expression, finding these theories persuasive but inadequate. Buttressing his argument with references to the well-known Skokie case and many other examples, as well as with a careful analysis of the primary literature on free speech, he contends that the real value of toleration of extremist speech lies in the extraordinary self-control toward antisocial behavior that it elicits: society is strengthened by the...
More DescriptionBollinger provides a masterful critique of the major theories of freedom of expression, finding these theories persuasive but inadequate. Buttressing his argument with references to the well-known Skokie case and many other examples, as well as with a careful analysis of the primary literature on free speech, he contends that the real value of toleration of extremist speech lies in the extraordinary self-control toward antisocial behavior that it elicits: society is strengthened by the exercise of tolerance.