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The First Freedoms and America´s Culture of Innovation: The Constitutional Foundations of the Aspirational Society
Narain D. Batra
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This is a book about the dynamics of the aspirational society. It explores the boundaries of permissible thought--deviations and transgressions that create constant innovations. When confronted with a problem, an innovative mind struggles and brings forth something distinctive--new ideas, new inventions, and new programs based on unconventional approaches to solve the problem. But this can be done only if the culture creates large breathing spaces by leaving people alone, not as a matter of state generosity but as something fundamental in being an American. Consequently, the Constitutional mandate of “Congress shall make no law…” has encouraged fearless speech, ... Read more
This is a book about the dynamics of the aspirational society. It explores the boundaries of permissible thought--deviations and transgressions that create constant innovations. When confronted with a problem, an innovative mind struggles and brings forth something distinctive--new ideas, new inventions, and new programs based on unconventional approaches to solve the problem. But this can be done only if the culture creates large breathing spaces by leaving people alone, not as a matter of state generosity but as something fundamental in being an American. Consequently, the Constitutional mandate of “Congress shall make no law…” has encouraged fearless speech, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442225879
SKU
V9781442225879
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About Narain D. Batra
Narain D. Batra is professor of communications at Norwich University, Vermont, where he teaches media law, ethics, television criticism, and social media and the Internet.
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Discovering the truth, voting wisely, and realizing one’s identity; it is a trio of well established justifications for protecting speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, corresponding, respectively, to free-expression theories known as the marketplace of ideas, democratic self-governance, and autonomy/human dignity. To this list, Narain D. Batra now adds another important free-speech value—innovation—in his timely and example-packed ... Read more