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Courting the Abyss: Free Speech and the Liberal Tradition by John Durham Peters

jrquinlisk's review

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2.0

A good idea spoiled by dense, murky writing. I'll give Peters credit. He came through with a coherent thesis in the end, and one that was well worth remembering: Ideological extremism is a bad idea. I can also appreciate how he used various earlier authors to support his arguments. Unfortunately, as often happens with such books, Peters seems incapable — or at the very least unwilling — to state his thesis clearly and succinctly.
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