Free Speech and Human Dignity

“Free Speech and Human Dignity offers an elegant, clear-headed, and fair-minded argument for the regulation of speech that is inconsistent with human dignity. Heyman presents the most convincing possible case for the legal prohibition of such speech. His book should be studied by all who are concerned to understand this difficult and significant issue.”–Robert Post, David Boies Professor of Law, Yale Law School

–Robert Post

“A fascinating work demonstrating how insights from the eighteenth century may properly inform answers to pressing constitutional problems of the present.”–Mark Graber, Professor of Law and Government, University of Maryland School of Law and author of Dred Scott and the Problem of Constitutional Evil

–Mark Graber

“In Free Speech and Human Dignity, Steve Heymanshows us the original understanding of the First Amendment guarantees of free speech, thought, and worship as a part of a broad array of natural rights including dignity, personal security, personality, and community. This important book gives us a fresh interpretation of the First Amendment that is both liberal and humanist and leaves the reader with a far deeper appreciation of the natural rights tradition at its heart.”–Robin West, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

–Robin West

“Steven J. Heyman’s liberal humanism exhibits a profound understanding of the tragic conflicts often presented in free speech cases. This is an exciting contribution to the first amendment literature.”–Steven Shiffrin, Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law, Cornell University

–Steven Shiffrin

Steven J. Heyman is professor of law, Chicago-Kent College of Law.