TITLE:
The Misconceived Search for the Meaning of “Speech” in Freedom of Speech
AUTHORS:
Larry Alexander
KEYWORDS:
Speech, Symbolic Speech, Low Value Speech, Governmental Purpose
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.5 No.1,
January
23,
2015
ABSTRACT: In this (very) short essay, I establish these points: All speech is symbolic; any conduct can be used to communicate a message (i.e., symbolically); government’s purpose in regulating, and not a speaker’s intention to communicate, defines the realm of freedom of expression; and determining the value of speech has a denominator problem.