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Early French and German Defenses of Freedom of the Press: Elie Luzac's Essay on Freedom of Expression (1749) and Carl Friedrich Bahrdt's On Freedom of the Press and its Limits (1787) in English Translation

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#229240
Titel	Early French and German Defenses of Freedom of the Press: Elie Luzac's Essay on Freedom of Expression (1749) and Carl Friedrich Bahrdt's On Freedom of the Press and its Limits (1787) in English Translation
Auteur	Laursen, John Christian & Johan van der Zande
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij	Leiden/Boston, Brill
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	9004130179
ISBN13	9789004130173
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	This volume contains English translations of two important early French and German defences of freedom of the press. Almost unknown in the English-speaking world, these texts demonstrate that freedom of the press was an important issue in other parts of Europe in the early modern period, giving rise to articulate theories. Elie Luzac's Essay on Freedom of Expression (1749) defended freedom of the press for atheists on natural law and other grounds. Carl Friedrich Bahrdt's On Freedom of the Press and its Limits (1787) drew on natural law, religious rhetoric, and political journalism to make the case for understanding freedom of the press as a human right. Together, these texts show that the French and German traditions included their own intellectual resources for defending modern rights, b... (Lees verder)efore the American Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man.
Pagina's	176
Conditie	Goed — Small damage edge cover.
Prijs	€ 100,00

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