01668nam a22003254a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003600112040002100148035002100169050002400190082001500214100002500229245011000254260005100364300001700415504005100432505041000483533015200893650003601045650002801081650004401109655002901153710001701182856012601199999001701325ebr10372061CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||040805s2005    ilu     sb    001 0 eng    z  2004018511  z0226662748 (cloth : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)59335976414aJC585b.P395 2005eb04a323.442221 aPeters, John Durham.10aCourting the abyssh[electronic resource] :bfree speech and the liberal tradition /cJohn Durham Peters.  aChicago :bUniversity of Chicago Press,c2005.  aviii, 309 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction: hard-hearted liberalism -- Saint Paul's shudder -- "Evil be thou my good": Milton and abyss-redemption -- Publicity and pain -- Homeopathic machismo in free speech theory -- Social science as public communication -- "Watch, therefore": suffering and the informed citizen -- "Meekness as a dangerous activity": witnessing as participation -- Conclusion: responsibility to things that are not.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aFreedom of expressionxHistory. 0aGood and evilxHistory. 0aPolitical sciencexPhilosophyxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10372061zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c98170d98170