Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53468#.VMX2BizQrzE 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 . References [ 1 ] Alexander, L. (1989). Low Value Speech. Northwestern University Law Review, 83, 547-554. ...
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