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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 /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Francés Dutch Alemán |
| Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2003.
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| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 113. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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 m |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423712218 9781423712213 9789047402183 9047402189 |
| ISSN: | 0920-8607 ; |