Author: James Mill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anarchism
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
On Liberty of the Press
Author: James Mill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anarchism
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anarchism
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
On Liberty
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536930368
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536930368
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.
A Free and Responsible Press
Author: Commission on Freedom of the Press
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226471357
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
"The question of how much freedom the press should enjoy has been debated throughout American history. In 1942 an impartial commission was formed to study mass communication, evaluate the performance of the media, and make recommendations for possible regulation of the press. This book is the general report of that commission."--Book cover.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226471357
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
"The question of how much freedom the press should enjoy has been debated throughout American history. In 1942 an impartial commission was formed to study mass communication, evaluate the performance of the media, and make recommendations for possible regulation of the press. This book is the general report of that commission."--Book cover.
Liberty and the News
Author: Walter Lippmann
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Written in the aftermath of World War I, this essay by the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist remains relevant in its denunciation of media bias, particularly in terms of wartime propaganda.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Written in the aftermath of World War I, this essay by the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist remains relevant in its denunciation of media bias, particularly in terms of wartime propaganda.
The Revolution in Freedoms of Press and Speech
Author: Wendell Bird
Publisher:
ISBN: 0197509193
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
This book discusses the revolutionary broadening of concepts of freedom of press and freedom of speech in Great Britain and in America in the late eighteenth century, in the period that produced state declarations of rights and then the First Amendment and Fox's Libel Act. The conventional view of the history of freedoms of press and speech is that the common law since antiquity defined those freedoms narrowly, and that Sir William Blackstone in 1769, and Lord Chief Justice Mansfield in 1770, faithfully summarized the common law in giving a very narrow definition of those freedoms as mere liberty from prior restraint and not liberty from punishment after something was printed or spoken. This book proposes, to the contrary, that Blackstone carefully selected the narrowest definition that had been suggested in popular essays in the prior seventy years, in order to oppose the growing claims for much broader protections of press and speech. Blackstone misdescribed his summary as an accepted common law definition, which in fact did not exist. A year later, Mansfield inserted a similar definition into the common law for the first time, also misdescribing it as a long-accepted definition, and soon misdescribed the unique rules for prosecuting sedition as having an equally ancient pedigree. Blackstone and Mansfield were not declaring the law as it had long been, but were leading a counter-revolution about the breadth of freedoms of press and speech, and cloaking it as a summary of a narrow common law doctrine that in fact was nonexistent. That conflict of revolutionary view and counter-revolutionary view continues today. For over a century, a neo-Blackstonian view has been dominant, or at least very influential, among historians. Contrary to those narrow claims, this book concludes that the broad understanding of freedoms of press and speech was the dominant context of the First Amendment and of Fox's Libel Act, and that it enjoyed greater historical support.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0197509193
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
This book discusses the revolutionary broadening of concepts of freedom of press and freedom of speech in Great Britain and in America in the late eighteenth century, in the period that produced state declarations of rights and then the First Amendment and Fox's Libel Act. The conventional view of the history of freedoms of press and speech is that the common law since antiquity defined those freedoms narrowly, and that Sir William Blackstone in 1769, and Lord Chief Justice Mansfield in 1770, faithfully summarized the common law in giving a very narrow definition of those freedoms as mere liberty from prior restraint and not liberty from punishment after something was printed or spoken. This book proposes, to the contrary, that Blackstone carefully selected the narrowest definition that had been suggested in popular essays in the prior seventy years, in order to oppose the growing claims for much broader protections of press and speech. Blackstone misdescribed his summary as an accepted common law definition, which in fact did not exist. A year later, Mansfield inserted a similar definition into the common law for the first time, also misdescribing it as a long-accepted definition, and soon misdescribed the unique rules for prosecuting sedition as having an equally ancient pedigree. Blackstone and Mansfield were not declaring the law as it had long been, but were leading a counter-revolution about the breadth of freedoms of press and speech, and cloaking it as a summary of a narrow common law doctrine that in fact was nonexistent. That conflict of revolutionary view and counter-revolutionary view continues today. For over a century, a neo-Blackstonian view has been dominant, or at least very influential, among historians. Contrary to those narrow claims, this book concludes that the broad understanding of freedoms of press and speech was the dominant context of the First Amendment and of Fox's Libel Act, and that it enjoyed greater historical support.
On Liberty
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Liberty
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Liberty
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
On Liberty, Utilitarianism, and Other Essays
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199670803
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
Collects four of the philosopher's essays on issues central to liberal democratic regimes. --Publisher.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199670803
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
Collects four of the philosopher's essays on issues central to liberal democratic regimes. --Publisher.
Power Versus Liberty
Author: James H. Read
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813919118
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Does every increase in the power of government entail a loss of liberty for the people? James H. Read examines how four key Founders--James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson, and Thomas Jefferson--wrestled with this question during the first two decades of the American Republic. Power versus Liberty reconstructs a four-way conversation--sometimes respectful, sometimes shrill--that touched on the most important issues facing the new nation: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, federal authority versus states' rights, freedom of the press, the controversial Bank of the United States, the relation between nationalism and democracy, and the elusive meaning of "the consent of the governed." Each of the men whose thought Read considers differed on these key questions. Jefferson believed that every increase in the power of government came at the expense of liberty: energetic governments, he insisted, are always oppressive. Madison believed that this view was too simple, that liberty can be threatened either by too much or too little governmental power. Hamilton and Wilson likewise rejected the Jeffersonian view of power and liberty but disagreed with Madison and with each other. The question of how to reconcile energetic government with the liberty of citizens is as timely today as it was in the first decades of the Republic. It pervades our political discourse and colors our readings of events from the confrontation at Waco to the Oklahoma City bombing to Congressional debate over how to spend the government surplus. While the rhetoric of both major political parties seems to posit a direct relationship between the size of our government and the scope of our political freedoms, the debates of Madison, Hamilton, Wilson, and Jefferson confound such simple dichotomies. As Read concludes, the relation between power and liberty is inherently complex.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813919118
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Does every increase in the power of government entail a loss of liberty for the people? James H. Read examines how four key Founders--James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson, and Thomas Jefferson--wrestled with this question during the first two decades of the American Republic. Power versus Liberty reconstructs a four-way conversation--sometimes respectful, sometimes shrill--that touched on the most important issues facing the new nation: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, federal authority versus states' rights, freedom of the press, the controversial Bank of the United States, the relation between nationalism and democracy, and the elusive meaning of "the consent of the governed." Each of the men whose thought Read considers differed on these key questions. Jefferson believed that every increase in the power of government came at the expense of liberty: energetic governments, he insisted, are always oppressive. Madison believed that this view was too simple, that liberty can be threatened either by too much or too little governmental power. Hamilton and Wilson likewise rejected the Jeffersonian view of power and liberty but disagreed with Madison and with each other. The question of how to reconcile energetic government with the liberty of citizens is as timely today as it was in the first decades of the Republic. It pervades our political discourse and colors our readings of events from the confrontation at Waco to the Oklahoma City bombing to Congressional debate over how to spend the government surplus. While the rhetoric of both major political parties seems to posit a direct relationship between the size of our government and the scope of our political freedoms, the debates of Madison, Hamilton, Wilson, and Jefferson confound such simple dichotomies. As Read concludes, the relation between power and liberty is inherently complex.
Guardians of Liberty
Author: Linda Barrett Osborne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the essential and basic American ideal of freedom of the press. Citing numerous examples from America's past, from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement to Obama's and Trump's presidencies, the author shows how freedom of the press has played an essential role in the growth of this nation, allowing democracy to flourish.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the essential and basic American ideal of freedom of the press. Citing numerous examples from America's past, from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement to Obama's and Trump's presidencies, the author shows how freedom of the press has played an essential role in the growth of this nation, allowing democracy to flourish.
The Works of Orestes A. Brownson: Explanations and index
Author: Orestes Augustus Brownson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description