The Misconceived Search for the Meaning of “Speech” in Freedom of Speech

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Author(s)  

Larry Alexander

Affiliation(s)

University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, USA.

ABSTRACT

In this (very) short essay, I establish these points: All speech is symbolic; any conduct can be used to communicate a message (i.e., symbolically); government’s purpose in regulating, and not a speaker’s intention to communicate, defines the realm of freedom of expression; and determining the value of speech has a denominator problem.

 

KEYWORDS

Speech, Symbolic Speech, Low Value Speech, Governmental Purpose

Cite this paper

Alexander, L. (2015) The Misconceived Search for the Meaning of “Speech” in Freedom of Speech. Open Journal of Philosophy, 5, 39-42. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2015.51005.

 

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