The First
How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump
$48.11
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2021
Summary
From celebrated public intellectual, New York Times bestselling author, and “America’s most famous professor” comes an urgent and sharply observed look at freedom of speech and the First Amendment offering a “nonpartisan take on what it does and doesn’t protect and what kind of speech it should and shouldn’t regulate.”
How does the First Amendment really work? Is it a principle or a value? What is hate speech and should it always be banned? Are we free to declare our religiou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982115258 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982115254 |
| Author: | Stanley Fish |
| Publisher: | Atria Books |
| Imprint: | Atria Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 140mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Fish’s points arrive in thoughtful, dense provocations that will require close attention from readers.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Fish’s points arrive in thoughtful, dense provocations that will require close attention from readers.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Fish zeroes in on the First Amendment in this well-constructed analysis, offering his nonpartisan take on what it does and doesn’t protect and what kind of speech it should and shouldn’t regulate.”
—Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Stanley Fish
Stanley Fish is the Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Humanities and Law at Florida International University and a visiting professor of law at Cardozo University. He has previously taught at the University of California at Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago where he was dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He has received many honors and awards, including being named the Chicagoan of the Year for Culture. He is the author of many renowned books, including Winning Arguments and How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One. Fish is a former weekly columnist for The New York Times. His essays and articles have appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Harper’s Magazine, Esquire, and The Atlantic.
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