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Par*rhe”si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? beside, beyond + ? a speaking.] (Rhet.) Boldness or freedom of speech.   Foucault (Fearless Speech, 1983) sums up the Ancient Greek concept of parrhesia as such: So you see, the parrhesiastes is someone who takes a risk. Of course, this risk is not always a risk of…