The Collapse of Freedom of Expression – Reconstructing the Ancient Roots of Mod…

The Collapse of Freedom of ExpressionReconstructing the Ancient Roots of Modern Liberty\nAuthor(s): Jordi Pujol, John Durham Peters\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Notre Dame Press, United States\nImprint: University of Notre Dame Press\nISBN-13: 9780268203962, 978-0268203962\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a holistic account of the problems posed by freedom of expression in our current times and offers corrective measures to allow for a more genuine exchange of ideas within the global society.\n\n The topic of free speech is rarely addressed from a historical, philosophical, or theological perspective. In The Collapse of Freedom of Expression, Jordi Pujol explores both the modern concept of the freedom of expression based on the European Enlightenment and the deficiencies inherent in this framework. Modernity has disregarded the traditional roots of the freedom of expression drawn from Christianity, Greek philosophy, and Roman law, which has left the door open to the various.