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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.
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AN ECOLOGICAL THEORY OF FREE EXPRESSION Gary Chartier An Ecological Theory of Free Expression Gary Chartier An Ecological Theory of Free Expression Gary Chartier Tom and Vi Zapara School of Business La Sierra University Riverside, CA, USA ISBN 978-3-319-75270-9 ISBN 978-3-319-75271-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75271-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018931912 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Praditya Ep/EyeEm - Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland In memory of Elenor Louise Andromeda Persephone Levitias Babette Barbara Webb and in honor of Lalé Welsh Acknowledgements Thanks as always to the usual suspects—A. Ligia Radoias, Aena Prakash, Annette Bryson, Alexander Lian, Andrew Howe, Carole Pateman, Charles Teel, Jr., Christopher C. Reeves, Craig R. Kinzer, David B. Hoppe, David Gordon, David R. Larson, Deborah K. Dunn, Donna L. Carlson, Elenor L. Webb, Eva Pascal, Fritz Guy, Gen Mensale, Jeffrey D. Cassidy, Jesse Leamon, John Thomas, Kenneth A. Dickey, Lalé Welsh, Lawrence T. Geraty, Marc Benzakein, Maria Zlateva, Michael Orlando, Nabil Abu-Assal, Patricia M. Cabrera, Roger E. Rustad, Jr., Ronel S. Harvey, Sheldon Richman, Trisha Famisaran, W. Kent Rogers, and Wonil Kim—for the usual reasons. Elenor Webb was an equal-opportunity offender and provocateuse who relished opportunities to violate taboos and gore sacred cows. She enriched my life and delighted me with her genuine affection and her distinctive blend of whimsy, drollery, and verbal playfulness—if all too briefly. Lalé Welsh has consistently modeled a clear commitment to expressive freedom a