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Courting the Abyss updates the philosophy of free expression for a world that is very different from the one in which it originated. The notion tha... read full description

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Jul 30, 2011
BHodges added it
John Durham Peters is my favorite author. In this examination of freedom of speech Peters takes a more scenic route through subjects like evil, hell, suffering, offense, death, the New Testament, and Stoicism. These in addition to the usual cast of characters in Supreme Court cases, the Enlightenment, Milton, Locke, J.S. Mill, etc. This is a book I'll read again for certain.
Oct 27, 2007
David rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Again, a soon-to-be classic account of communication in the liberal tradition. For a communication studies theorist, John Peters takes the cake for interesting writing!
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