The Aesthetics of Free Speech

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Exploring the intersection of free speech and the public sphere, John Michael Roberts employs Marxist theory to critique liberal approaches that promote an idealized form of discourse. He argues that these frameworks often marginalize certain voices by imposing standards of 'rational' and 'competent' discussion. The book reveals how these excluded perspectives cultivate their own aesthetic of free speech, ultimately challenging and disrupting the dominant bourgeois public sphere.