Defending Free Speech: Selected Commentary by the Ayn Rand Institute by Steve Si

Description: Defending Free Speech by Steve Simpson, Leonard Peikoff, Onkar Ghate, Elan Journo, Chris Abell, Various Authors Freedom of speech is indispensable to a free and civilized society, yet this precious right is increasingly under attack today. Islamic totalitarians repeatedly threaten and kill those deemed blasphemers while our political leaders stand idly by-and many intellectuals blame the victims. College students seek trigger warnings and safe spaces from controversial ideas. The government harasses tea party groups, preventing them from speaking out during an election, and it investigates oil companies and advocacy groups for the crime of dissenting from climate change orthodoxy. Why is this happening? What can be done? This hard-hitting collection provides answers. Applying Ayn Rands philosophy of Objectivism to the most pressing free speech issues of the day, the essays in this book reveal the attacks on free speech to be the product of destructive ideas-ideas that are eroding Western culture at its foundation. They expose those ideas and the individuals who hold them, and, importantly, they identify the only ideas on which Western civilization can be sustained: reason, egoism, and individual rights. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Steve Simpson, a former constitutional litigator, is the director of legal studies at the Ayn Rand Institute.Onkar Ghate is senior fellow, chief content officer, and a board member of the Ayn Rand Institute. He specializes in Rands philosophy, Objectivism, and is ARIs senior instructor and editor. He publishes and lectures on Rands philosophy and fiction, including application of Objectivism in the culture, and has been a guest on national radio and television programs.Leonard Peikoff is universally recognized as the preeminent Rand scholar writing today. He worked closely with Ayn Rand for thirty years and was designated by her as heir to her estate. He has taught philosophy at Hunter College, Long Island University, and New York University. Peikoff for many years lectured on Rands philosophy throughout the country. He lives in Southern California.Elan Journo is a fellow and director of policy research at the Ayn Rand Institute. He is the author of What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, a contributor to Defending Free Speech, and editor of Winning the Unwinnable War. Table of Contents Introduction: A Battle of Ideas Part 1: The War on Free Speech Part 2: Free Speech Fundamentals Part 3: Free Speech vs "The Public Interest" Review This is a timely collection of excellent articles dealing with current threats to free speech.-- "Flemming Rose, author of The Tyranny of Silence" Review Quote "This is a timely collection of excellent articles dealing with current threats to free speech." Details ISBN1538543656 Author Various Authors Language English Year 2018 ISBN-10 1538543656 ISBN-13 9781538543658 Format Compact Disc Publication Date 2018-12-04 Playing time 233 Publisher Blackstone Publishing Imprint Blackstone Publishing Narrator Chris Abell Subtitle Selected Commentary by the Ayn Rand Institute Alternative 9781538543641 Edited by Steve Simpson Audience General Edition Description Unabridged edition We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158547538;

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