The Resource The tolerant society : freedom of speech and extremist speech in America, Lee C. Bollinger
The tolerant society : freedom of speech and extremist speech in America, Lee C. Bollinger
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- Summary
- In The Tolerant Society, Bollinger offers a masterful critique of the major theories of freedom of expression, and offers an alternative explanation. Traditional justifications for protecting extremist speech have turned largely on the inherent value of self-expression, maintaining that the benefits of the free interchange of ideas include the greater likelihood of serving truth and of promoting wise decisions in a democracy. Bollinger finds these theories persuasive but inadequate. Buttrressing his argument with references to the Skokie case and many other examples, as well as a careful analysis of the primary literature on free speech, he contends that the real value of toloeration of extremist speech lies in the extraordinary self-control toward antisocial behavior that it elicits: society is stengthened by the exercise of tolerance, he maintains. The problem of finding an appropriate response -- especially when emotions make measured response difficult -- is common to all social interaction, Bollinger points out, and there are useful lesons to be learned from withholding punishment even for what is conceded to be bad behavior
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 295 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Introduction --- Enslaved to freedom? --- The classical model and its limits --- The fortress model and its limits --- The quest for the tolerant mind --- The internal dialectic of tolerance --- Drawing lines and the virtues of ambiguity --- Searching for the right voice --- An agenda for the general tolerance theory
- Isbn
- 9780195040005
- Label
- The tolerant society : freedom of speech and extremist speech in America
- Title
- The tolerant society
- Title remainder
- freedom of speech and extremist speech in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Lee C. Bollinger
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In The Tolerant Society, Bollinger offers a masterful critique of the major theories of freedom of expression, and offers an alternative explanation. Traditional justifications for protecting extremist speech have turned largely on the inherent value of self-expression, maintaining that the benefits of the free interchange of ideas include the greater likelihood of serving truth and of promoting wise decisions in a democracy. Bollinger finds these theories persuasive but inadequate. Buttrressing his argument with references to the Skokie case and many other examples, as well as a careful analysis of the primary literature on free speech, he contends that the real value of toloeration of extremist speech lies in the extraordinary self-control toward antisocial behavior that it elicits: society is stengthened by the exercise of tolerance, he maintains. The problem of finding an appropriate response -- especially when emotions make measured response difficult -- is common to all social interaction, Bollinger points out, and there are useful lesons to be learned from withholding punishment even for what is conceded to be bad behavior
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bollinger, Lee C.
- Dewey number
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- 342.73/0853
- 347.302853
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF4772
- LC item number
- .B65 1986
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Freedom of speech
- Liberté d'expression
- Recht van meningsuiting
- Redefreiheit
- Radikalismus
- Meinungsfreiheit
- USA
- Label
- The tolerant society : freedom of speech and extremist speech in America, Lee C. Bollinger
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 249-290
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction --- Enslaved to freedom? --- The classical model and its limits --- The fortress model and its limits --- The quest for the tolerant mind --- The internal dialectic of tolerance --- Drawing lines and the virtues of ambiguity --- Searching for the right voice --- An agenda for the general tolerance theory
- Control code
- 12558122
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 295 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195040005
- Lccn
- 85021410
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)12558122
- Label
- The tolerant society : freedom of speech and extremist speech in America, Lee C. Bollinger
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 249-290
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction --- Enslaved to freedom? --- The classical model and its limits --- The fortress model and its limits --- The quest for the tolerant mind --- The internal dialectic of tolerance --- Drawing lines and the virtues of ambiguity --- Searching for the right voice --- An agenda for the general tolerance theory
- Control code
- 12558122
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 295 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195040005
- Lccn
- 85021410
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)12558122
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