Author: Jennifer E. Rothman File Type: pdf div id=innerWhite div id=abstractTitle h1 18pxLiberating Thinking Beyond Free Speechh1 center font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2 a href=httppapers.ssrn.comsol3cf_devAbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=271592 textlink 14pxbold target=_blank title=View other papers by this authorh2 14pxbold margin display inline Jennifer E. Rothman h2aLoyola Law School Los Angelesfont font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2a href=httppapers.ssrn.comsol3papers.cfm?abstract_id=1557915## textlink Cornell Law Review, Vol. 95, p. 463, 2010afont font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2a href=httppapers.ssrn.comsol3papers.cfm?abstract_id=1557915## textlink Loyola-LA Legal Studies Paper No. 2010-6afont center font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2Abstract font font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2 Scholars have often turned to the First Amendment to limit the scope of ever-expanding copyright law. This approach has mostly failed to convince courts that independent review is merited and has offered little to individuals engaged in personal rather than political or cultural expression. In this Article, I consider the value of an alternative paradigm using the lens of substantive due process and liberty to evaluate users rights. A liberty-based approach uses this other developed body of constitutional law to demarcate justifiable personal, identity-based uses of copyrighted works. Uses that are essential for mental integrity, intimacy promotion, communication, or religious practice implicate fundamental rights. In such circumstances the application of copyright law deserves heightened scrutiny. The proposed liberty-based approach shores up arguments that some personal uses should be lawful and suggests that such uses should not be limited to those that are private and not for profit. fontfont face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2 font font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2bNumber of Pages in PDF Fileb 73font font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2bKeywordsb copyright, intellectual property, constitutional law, liberty, privacy, substantive due process, fair use, free speech, first amendment, identity, personal uses, personhood font font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2bJEL Classificationsb K10, K11, K12, K13, K39, O34font font face=Myriad Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif size=2 Accepted Paper Seriesfont

Author: Johannes Bronkhorst File Type: pdf Language (sabda) occupied a central yet often unacknowledged place in classical Indian philosophical thought. Foundational thinkers considered topics such as the nature of language, its relationship to reality, the nature and existence of linguistic units and their capacity to convey meaning, and the role of language in the interpretation of sacred writings. The first reader on language inand the language ofclassical Indian philosophy, A Sabda Reader offers a comprehensive and pedagogically valuable treatment of this topic and its importance to Indian philosophical thought. A Sabda Reader brings together newly translated passages by authors from a variety of traditionsBrahmin, Buddhist, Jainarepresenting a number of schools of thought. It illuminates issues such as how Brahmanical thinkers understood the Veda and conceived of Sanskrit how Buddhist thinkers came to assign importance to languages link to phenomenal reality how Jains saw language as strictly material the possibility of self-contradictory sentences and how words affect thought. Throughout, the volume shows that linguistic presuppositions and implicit notions about language often play as significant a role as explicit ideas and formal theories. Including an introduction that places the texts and ideas in their historical and cultural context, A Sabda Reader sheds light on a crucial aspect of classical Indian thought and in so doing deepens our understanding of the philosophy of language. **Review Johannes Bronkhorst is a master of the field of Indian theories of language, and he brings his lifelong expertise to provide comprehensive coverage and lucid access to scientific thinking about language from Sanskrit classics including traditions of Sanskrit grammarians, Buddhist and Jain philosophers, Yoga, Vedanta, Mimamsa, Hindu logicians, and Sanskrit poetics. A Sabda Reader is going to become essential reading for anyone interested in Indian theories of language. (Madhav M. Deshpande, author of The Meaning of Nouns Semantic Theory in Classical and Medieval India) A Sabda Reader provides a comprehensive survey of what arguably was the worlds richest speculation on language and its nature. It was a direct exposure to this tradition in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that prompted the emergence of modern linguistics. Part I presents an overview of a wide spectrum of topics, whereas Part II lets the Indian mind speak for itself it offers a comprehensive selection of passages translated from their originals. The lucid nature of the exposition makes the contents easily accessible to nonspecialists and highly informative to specialists trained in South Asian languages. (Piotr Balcerowicz, author of Early Asceticism in India Ajivikism and Jainism) Never before has Indian philosophy of language been made accessible in such comprehensive, penetrating, and masterly fashion. Containing an original selection and careful translation of passages from around fifty different texts in Sanskrit, Vedic, and Pali, A Sabda Reader is an indispensable guide and sourcebook for students and scholars of Indias long, rich, and dynamic intellectual history. (Jan E.M. Houben, Professor of Sanskrit at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Universite Paris) When in the Aitareya-Brahmana the goddess Vac (Language) says to the gods that she will take leave from them in the attempt of rescuing the stolen sacrifice, the gods were upset No, you will not go how could we do without Vac? In no other tradition did speculation on language have such a strong impact on philosophical thought as in premodern India. Both Brahmanical and Buddhist philosophers, in spite of their radically conflicting views on language (a marvelous reality from which we derive ultramundane and mundane knowledge for the former a highly dangerous and deceptive tool for the latter) brilliantly contributed to its investigation. Exploring the labyrinthine world of Indian linguistic thought, led by the firm hand of Johannes Bronkhorst, means entering Indian philosophy as a whole through the main door. (Raffaele Torella, author of The Philosophical Traditions of India An Appraisal) About the Author Johannes Bronkhorst is professor emeritus of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne. He is the author of a number of books, including Buddhist Teaching in India (2009) and How the Brahmins Won From Alexander to the Guptas (2016).

Author: Richard Ned Lebow File Type: pdf For sixty years, different groups in Europe have put forth interpretations of World War II and their respective countries roles in it consistent with their own political and psychological needs. The conflict over the past has played out in diverse arenas, including film, memoirs, court cases, and textbooks. It has had profound implications for democratization and relations between neighboring countries. This collection provides a comparative case study of how memories of World War II have been constructed and revised in seven European nations France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Italy, and the USSR (Russia). The contributors include scholars of history, literature, political science, psychology, and sociology. Country by country, they bring to the fore the specifics of each nations postwar memories in essays commissioned especially for this volume. The use of similar analytical categories facilitates comparisons.An extensive introduction contains reflections on the significance of Europeans memories of World War II and a conclusion provides an analysis of the implications of the contributors findings for memory studies. These two pieces tease out some of the findings common to all seven countries for instance, in each nation, the decade and a half between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s was the period of most profound change in the politics of memory. At the same time, the contributors demonstrate that Europeans understand World War II primarily through national frames of reference, which are surprisingly varied. Memories of the war have important ramifications for the democratization of Central and Eastern Europe and the consolidation of the European Union. This volume clarifies how those memories are formed and institutionalized.Contributors. Claudio Fogu, Richard J. Golsan, Wulf Kansteiner, Richard Ned Lebow, Regula Ludi, Annamaria Orla-Bukowska, Heidemarie Uhl, Thomas C. Wolfe

Author: Christopher Gravett File Type: pdf The Norman Knight was the most feared warrior during the 11th and 12th centuries in Western Europe. Tales of their conquests spread throughout the known world as their military prowess resulted in the capture Sicily in 1060 and England in 1066. This beautifully illustrated book explores the world of the Normans and the life of a typical Norman knight. Authors Chris Gravett and David Nicolle discuss the spectacular castles that they erected to protect their lands, as well as the equipment , training, tactics and daily life of a typical Norman Knight.