Truth, Autonomy, and Speech : : Feminist Theory and the First Amendment / / Susan Williams.

Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Titles 2005 WinnerAmidst the vast array of literature on the First Amendment, it is rare to hear a fresh voice speak about the First Amendment, but in Truth, Autonomy, and Speech, Susan H. Williams presents a strikingly original interpretation and defense of the...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2004]
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Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
Series:Critical America ; 18
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I Foundations
  • 1 The Theoretical Foundations of the Law of Free Expression: Truth and Autonomy
  • 2 Philosophical Foundations: Cartesianism and Liberalism
  • Part II Without Foundations
  • 3 The Feminist Critique
  • 4 The Feminist Dilemma
  • Part III Reconstruction
  • 5 Reconstructing Truth
  • 6 Reconstructing Autonomy
  • Part IV Speech
  • 7 Free Speech and Truth
  • 8 Free Speech and Narrative Autonomy
  • Conclusion: The Enlightenment Vision and the Interpretive Approach
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author