Meiklejohn, the electronic classics series, jim manis, editor, psuhazleton, hazleton, pa 18202 is a portable document file produced as part of an ongoing publication project to bring classical works of literature, in english, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Free speech and its relation to selfgovernment alexander meiklejohn snippet view 1972. A native of cambridge, massachusetts, rhinelander received his a. Meiklejohn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 2000. Alexander meiklejohn argued that the first amendments primary purpose is to ensure that voters are free to debate in order to make informed choices about their selfgovernment. Free speech and its relation to selfgovernment by alexander meiklejohn john p. Nelson and published by the university of wisconsin press in 2001.
In the words which follow, i must, therefore, speak not for absolutism in all its forms, but only for my own version of it. Free speech in political philosophy and its relation to. Meiklejohn, alexander free speech and its relation to selfgovernment new york. Meiklejohn, in a book which greatly needed writing, has thought through anew the foundations and. His free speech and its relation to selfgovernment 1948 presented the first amendment as the foundation of political democracy. Edwin baker introduction the world would do well not to follow the lead of the united states in its view that commercial speech is an aspect of free speech. Theories of free speech zechariah chafee jr alexander meiklejohn thomas i from jour 618 at university of kansas. Alexander meiklejohn 18721964 was the author of many articles and books, including free speech and its relation to selfgovernment. Free speech enables citizens to criticize the government without fear of reprisal.
Theories of free speech zechariah chafee jr alexander. Which of the following is not one of the significant values of free speech. A consideration of mill, meiklejohn, and plato murray dry i. Law constitutional interpretation constitutional law interpretation and construction freedom of speech laws, regulations and rules liberalism beliefs, opinions and attitudes. The title is not a complete biography but draws from five archives to show meiklejohn. To view more information on the image featured on this post, view the library of congress listing for this item. The meaning of alexander meiklejohn, 18721964 is the first full biography of alexander meiklejohn written by adam r. Meiklejohn, alexander, free speech and its relations to selfgovernment 1948. It is always most interesting to watch a firstclass teacher in action. Meiklejohn, alexander 18721964 alexander meiklejohn was a philosopher, president of amherst college, and director of an experimental college at the university of wisconsin. He was the youngest of eight sons, and his family pooled its resources to provide him with a college education. My purpose in this paper is to complicate the genealogies of the concept of culture as a way of life that have held sway within cultural studies. He attended trinity college at cambridge and received an m. Patrick knowles recently created this striking typographical based illustration for bulletin, the official magazine for the royal college of speech and language therapists.
Whenever an intelligent layman discusses the law, the result is often like that of the child in the fairy tale who sees that the emperor has been wearing no clothes. Buy free speech and its relation to selfgovernment by alexander meiklejohn isbn. Free speech and its relation to selfgovernment alexander meiklejohn on. After his long academic career he became a civil liberties publicist. Author of political freedom, education between two worlds, free speech and its relation to selfgovernment, political freedom, freedom and the college, the liberal college, the liberal college american education, its men, institutions and ideas, series, the experimental college. He moved with his family to pawtucket, rhode island, at the age of eight. Free speech and its relation to selfgovernment by meiklejohn, alexander. Many times during her twentyoneyear tenure as presi dent of trinity washington university, patricia mcguire. The average life expectancy for meiklejohn in 1962 was 49. Freedom and the college essay index reprint series meiklejohn, alexander on.
If the way meiklejohn links free speech to selfgovernment is not something difficult to make sense of, then a parallel linkage can be drawn between privacy and democracy. Alexander meiklejohn is the author of free speech and its relation to selfgovernment 4. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Specific causes of action prohibit the expression of. Alexander meiklejohn quotes author of free speech and its. There are members of our body politic who tell us that the public interest is best served when government action is reduced to a minimum and especially when it is kept negative in character. To thus relate the meaning of the first amendment to the theory of selfgovernment through the fourth branch is, i think, a stunning stroke of genius. In its rulings related to new communications technologies, the supreme court.
Alexander meiklejohn author of free speech and its. The critique of pure reason by immanuel kant, trans. Meiklejohn, in a book which greatly needed writing, has thought through anew the foundations and structure of our. Educated in philosophy at brown and cornell universities, he became a dean at brown and then president of amherst college. Free speech, reissued with some added papers as political freedom, is probably the presently most readable of meiklejohn s books. Rabban, chair of committee a on academic freedom and tenure, on june 12, 2010. Worthless chafee argued that first amendment free speech rights can only be determined lawful or unlawful when the speech is balanced between the social interests. Meiklejohn, in a book which greatly needed writing, has thought. And it has some characteristic meiklejohnian features. He reexamines the fundamental principles of justice holmes theory of free speech and finds it wanting because, as he views it, under the holmes doctrine speech is not free enough. Alexander meiklejohn the first amendment encyclopedia.
Introduction the american constitutions success, according to its foun ders, required that the people understand the document. John, free speech and its relation to selfgovernment 27 1948 first amendment a. To reconcile the seemingly intractable conflict between privacy and speech, the author turns to meiklejohn s theory of democracy and freedom of speech. But just now, the nation as a whole seems to be moving rather swiftly and decisivelyas is the world as a wholein the opposite direction. The following introduction of meiklejohn award recipient patricia ann mcguire, president of trinity washington university, was delivered by david m. John stuart mill, alexander meiklejohn by constitutional commentary. The exact date of the books publication in 1948 could not be found. Publication of alexander meiklejohns free speech and its. Alexander meiklejohn 18721964, professor of philosophy and dean of the college, was born in rochdale, england, on february 1, 1872. Freedom and the college essay index reprint series.
Free speech in political philosophy and its relation to american constitutional law. Free speech and its relation to selfgovernment 2020ok. Free speech in its relation to selfgovernmentby alexander meiklejohn. Second, my book free speech and its relation to selfgovernment 1948 has. One telling argument for adding a bill of rights to the constitution. Alexander meiklejohn, political freedom philpapers. Susan easton 1995 journal of applied philosophy 12 1. Free speech and its relation to selfgovernment, nueva york, haper brothers. Patrick illustrated the type and icons for the five good communication standards. When his lesson bears on a concept that is fundamental to democracy but elusive in itself and likewise controversial, the interest is.
Both post and meiklejohn purport to ground their theories of free expression in democratic theory, but both misperceive the true normative and descriptive nature of american political theory, and in any event both fashion free speech theories that undermine even their own perceptions of democracy. Speculation o1 the meaning of freedom of speech is as old as tyranny. Read it at the university of wisconsins online collection. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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