Not by ANY Means: Doubletalk in the Service of

Nystrom, Christine L.

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ERIC Number: EJ210876

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979

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Not by ANY Means: Doubletalk in the Service of "Humane" Ends.

Nystrom, Christine L.

ETC: A Review of General Semantics, v36 n3 p257-60 Fall 1979

Shows that many "liberal" educators who are in the thrall of obviously "humane" doctrines oppose semantic tyranny or suppression of free speech by their political antagonists, while failing to descry their own manipulations of language and oppositions to others' rights. (GT)

Descriptors: Democratic Values, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Humanism, Integrity, Language Usage, Political Attitudes, Responsibility, Semantics, Teacher Associations, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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