Bibliograph

The first, how to think about hate speech, campus speech, religious speech, fake news, post-truth, and Donald Trump, Stanley Fish

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The first, how to think about hate speech, campus speech, religious speech, fake news, post-truth, and Donald Trump, Stanley Fish

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1054374511

Responsibility statement

Stanley Fish

Sub title

how to think about hate speech, campus speech, religious speech, fake news, post-truth, and Donald Trump

Summary

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 religious beliefs in the public square? What role, if any, should companies like Facebook play in policing the exchange of thoughts, ideas, and opinions? With clarity and power, Stanley Fish, "America's most famous professor" (BookPage), explores these complex questions in The First. From the rise of fake news, to the role of tech companies in monitoring content (including the President's tweets), to Colin Kaepernick's kneeling protest, First Amendment controversies continue to dominate the news cycle. Across America, college campus administrators are being forced to balance free speech against demands for safe spaces and trigger warnings

Table Of Contents

Why censorship is a pre-condition of free speech -- Why hate speech cannot be defined -- Why freedom of speech is not an academic value -- Why the religion clause of the first amendment doesn't belong in the Constitution -- Why transparency is the mother of fake news -- Epilogue or What does it all mean?

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