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Freedom of Speech and Expression - Its History, Its Value, Its Good Use, and Its Misuse (Hardcover)
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Freedom of Speech and Expression - Its History, Its Value, Its Good Use, and Its Misuse (Hardcover)
Series: The Rutgers Lectures in Philosophy
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Loot Price R587
Discovery Miles 5 870
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This is the second volume of the new Rutgers Lectures in Philosophy
series, which publishes lectures of prominent intellectuals and
philosophers delivered annually on the Rutgers New Brunswick
campus. Sir Richard Sorabji here examines free speech through a
historical lens from antiquity up to today. He first traces the
concept's origins in ancient India, Rome, and Greece, and follows
its evolution through early Christian, medieval, and Arabic
philosophy. He then evaluates historical threats to free speech in
literary, political, and religious contexts, and various legal
constraints that have attempted to protect it. He discusses the
tension between the benefits of free speech and its frustations and
abuses, and argues for the use of voluntary self-restraint on such
speech that frustrates its benefits, citing for example the art
identified by Gandhi as "opening ears." Finally, he closes with an
analysis of free speech on social media and the abuse of personal
data and voter manipulation. With Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Sorabji provides a comprehensive overview of the topic informed by
his distinct philosophical analysis and perceptive commentary.
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