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Kindly Inquisitors (Paperback, Enlarged)
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Kindly Inquisitors (Paperback, Enlarged)
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"A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all
take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must
place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism;
it means that we must allow people to err, even where the error
offends and upsets, as it often will." So writes Jonathan Rauch in
"Kindly Inquisitors, " which has challenged readers for more than
twenty years with its bracing and provocative exploration of the
issues surrounding attempts to limit free speech. In it, Rauch
makes a persuasive argument for the value of "liberal science" and
the idea that conflicting views produce knowledge within
society.
In this expanded edition of "Kindly Inquisitors, " a new foreword
by George F. Will strikingly shows the book's continued relevance,
while a substantial new afterword by Rauch elaborates upon his
original argument and brings it fully up to date. Two decades after
the book's initial publication, while some progress has been made,
the regulation of hate speech has grown domestically--especially in
American universities--and has spread even more internationally,
where there is no First Amendment to serve as a meaningful check.
But the answer to bias and prejudice, Rauch argues, is
pluralism--not purism. Rather than attempting to legislate bias and
prejudice out of existence or to drive them underground, we must
pit them against one another to foster a more vigorous and fruitful
discussion. It is this process that has been responsible for the
growing acceptance of the moral acceptability of homosexuality over
the last twenty years. And it is this process, Rauch argues, that
will enable us as a society to replace hate with knowledge, both
ethical and empirical.
"It is a melancholy fact that this elegant book, which is slender
and sharp as a stiletto, is needed, now even more than two decades
ago. Armed with it, readers can slice through the pernicious ideas
that are producing the still-thickening thicket of rules, codes,
and regulations restricting freedom of thought and
expression."--George F. Will, from the foreword
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