An Ecological Theory of Free Expression

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This book advances a comprehensive moral defense of freedom of expression—one with implications for law and policy, but also for the choices of individuals and non-governmental institutions. Gary Chartier seeks to ground expressive freedom in mutually supportive concerns related to themes including property, autonomy, flourishing, and discovery, while seeking to tightly cabin the range of potential injuries that might trigger legal liability for expressive activity. Chartier argues suggestively for an understanding of expressive freedom as rooted and realized in a complex set of social ecosystems that merit protection on multiple grounds and applies it provocatively to a range of contemporary issues. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Protecting Expression (Gary Chartier)....Pages 1-12 Possession and Expression (Gary Chartier)....Pages 13-22 Expression and Injury (Gary Chartier)....Pages 23-50 Public Choice, Class, and the Ecology of Free Expression (Gary Chartier)....Pages 51-56 Autonomy, Fulfillment, and Expression (Gary Chartier)....Pages 57-65 The Instrumental Value of Expression (Gary Chartier)....Pages 67-85 Expression on Government Land, by Government Workers, and in Non-Governmental Associations (Gary Chartier)....Pages 87-114 Respecting and Promoting Free Expression: Case Studies (Gary Chartier)....Pages 115-135 Ecology and Expression (Gary Chartier)....Pages 137-141 Back Matter ....Pages 143-149