Courting the abyss free speech and the liberal tradition - Peters, John Durham; ebrary, Inc. (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005)
Introduction: hard-hearted liberalism -- Saint Paul's shudder -- "Evil be thou my good": Milton and abyss-redemption -- Publicity and pain -- Homeopathic machismo in free speech theory -- Social science as public communication -- "Watch, therefore": suffering and the informed citizen -- "Meekness as a dangerous activity": witnessing as participation -- Conclusion: responsibility to things that are not.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Freedom of expression -- History; Good and evil -- History; Political science -- Philosophy -- History; Electronic books