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 / edited by John Christian Laursen and Johan van der Zande.

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TextLanguage: English Original language: French, Dutch, German Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 113.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (176 pages)Content type:

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1423712218
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9789047402183
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Essay on the liberty of expression / Elie Luzac -- On liberty of the press and its limits / Carl Fredrich Bahrdt.

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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Essay on the liberty of expression / Elie Luzac -- On liberty of the press and its limits / Carl Fredrich Bahrdt.

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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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