Restricting Freedoms: Limitations on the Individual in Contemporary America

ISBN-13: 9781138514133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 237 str.

Eric Beasley

Opis

Today, freedom is so closely associated with the United States that most people still view America as the ultimate symbol of freedom

Spis treści

Preface
Acknowledgments
Section One: Theoretical Perspectives

1.Major Concepts: Freedom of Choice, Restrictions, and Commands
2.Behind the Restrictions: Tradition, Government, and Public Opinion
3.Human Nature and Restrictions: The Romantic View against Restrictions
4.The Role of Restrictions in American Society
Section Two: Substantive Examples

5.Restrictions on Religious Practice
6.Prescriptions and Proscriptions: Limitations on Individual Freedom in the Medical Domain
7.Restrictions on the Consumption of Sexual Service
8.How Free Is "Free Speech"?
9.Restrictions Regarding Noise
10.Liberty and Restrictions in Public Spaces: The Case of Theaters and Concerts
Conclusion
Name Index
Subject Index

O autorze

Eric Beasley