Background
Bracken, Harry McFarland was born on March 12, 1926 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Harry S. and Grace M. (McFarl) Bracken.
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Freedom of Speech: Words are not Deeds (Primary Documents in American History) by Harry Bracken (23-Feb-1994) Hardcover
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Freedom of Speech: Words are not Deeds
( This work provides a philosophical framework within whi...)
This work provides a philosophical framework within which the free speech clause of the Constitution's First Amendment may be understood. While much has been written on the First Amendment, this work is unique in offering an historically based thesis illuminating a point virtually ignored in the literature--the absolutist quality of the free speech clause and the philosophical dualism (words/deeds) on which it is based. Given the increasingly powerful forces favoring group rights in order to generate laws which would silence offensive speech, this book provides a radical challenge to the frameworks within which many such contemporary arguments are cast. It also reminds putative censors of the very special role free speech plays in any democratic community which aims to be self-governing.
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Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky (Publications in Language Sciences, 14)
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Harry McFarland Bracken
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Harry McFarland Bracken, American philosophy educator. Recipient Academy Freedom award Arizona Civil Liberties Union, 1965; Education award J. I. Segal Foundation for Jewish Culture, 1972. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American Philosophical Association, International Berkeley Society, The Hume Society, United States Ship Lauderdale Association.
Education
Bachelor, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1949. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1956.
Career
Instructor University Iowa, Iowa City, 1955-1957, assistant professor, 1957-1961. Associate professor University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1963. Professor Arizona State University, Tempe, 1963-1966.
Professor philosophy McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1966-1991. Professor University California, San Diego, 1970. Visiting professor Trinity College, University Dublin, Ireland, 1972-1973, 79-80.
Visiting professor metaphysics University College, National University Ireland, Dublin, 1972-1973, 79-80. Adjunct faculty philosophy Erasmus University, Rotterdam, 1988-1995, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 1990-1995. Adjunct professor philosophy Arizona State University, since 1995.
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Freedom of Speech: Words are not Deeds
( This work provides a philosophical framework within whi...)
- Mind and Language. Essays on Descartes and Chomsky.
- Freedom of Speech: Words are not Deeds (Primary Documents in American History) by Harry Bracken (1994-02-23)
- Freedom of Speech: Words are not Deeds (Primary Documents in American History) by Harry Bracken (23-Feb-1994) Hardcover
- Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky (Publications in Language Sciences, 14)
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Freedom of Speech: Words are not Deeds
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American Philosophical Association, International Berkeley Society, The Hume Society, United States Ship Lauderdale Association.
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Married Eva Maria Laufkotter, December 24, 1949 (divorced). Children— Christopher, Timothy. Married Elisabeth van Gelderen, June 19, 1985.
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1949
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1954
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1956
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1955 - 1957
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1961 - 1963
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1963 - 1966
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1966 - 1991