The Limits Of Expression

Author : Wojciech Sadurski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401093422

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Freedom of Speech and Its Limits by Wojciech Sadurski Pdf

In authoritarian states, the discourse on freedom of speech, conducted by those opposed to non-democratic governments, focuses on the core aspects of this freedom: on a right to criticize the government, a right to advocate theories arid ideologies contrary to government-imposed orthodoxy, a right to demand institutional reforms, changes in politics, resignation of the incompetent and the corrupt from positions of authority. The claims for freedom of speech focus on those exercises of freedom that are most fundamental and most beneficial to citizens - and which are denied to them by the government. But in a by-and large democratic polity, where these fundamental benefits of freedom of speech are generally enjoyed by the citizens, the public and scholarly discourse on freedom of speech hovers about the peripheries of that freedom; the focus is on its outer boundaries rather than at the central territory of freedom of speech. Those borderline cases, in which people who are otherwise genuinely committed to the core aspects of freedom of speech may sincerely disagree, include pornography, racist hate speech and religious bigoted expressions, defamation of politicians and of private persons, contempt of court, incitement to violence, disclosure of military or commercial secrets, advertising of merchandise such as alcohol or cigarettes or of services and entertainment such as gambling and prostitution.

Author : Patricia Kolaiti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108418669

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The Limits of Expression by Patricia Kolaiti Pdf

A radically new view of the interplay between language, literature and mind.

Author : Emmett Macfarlane
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Freedom of expression
ISBN : 9781487529307

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Dilemmas of Free Expression by Emmett Macfarlane Pdf

Free expression is under threat. Social media and fake news, misinformation, and disinformation have prompted governments to propose new forms of regulation that are deeply challenging to free expression. Hate speech, far-right populism, campus speech debates, and censorship consistently make headlines in Canada and abroad. Dilemmas of Free Expression offers forward-looking appraisals of ways to confront challenging moral issues, policy problems, and controversies that pay heed to the fundamental right to free expression. The essays in this volume offer timely analyses of the law, policy, and philosophical challenges, and social repercussions to our understanding of expressive freedom in relation to government obligations and public discourse. Free expression and its limits are multifaceted, deeply complex, inherently values-based, and central to the ability of a society to function. Dilemmas of Free Expression addresses the challenges of limiting free expression across a host of issues through an analyses by leading and emerging voices in a number of disciplines, including political science, law, philosophy, and Indigenous studies.

Author : Francis Canavan
Publisher : Carolina Academic Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015010341140

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Freedom of Expression by Francis Canavan Pdf

Author : David Bromell
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030955502

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Regulating Free Speech in a Digital Age by David Bromell Pdf

Hateful thoughts and words can lead to harmful actions like the March 2019 terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. In free, open and democratic societies, governments cannot justifiably regulate what citizens think, feel, believe or value, but do have a duty to protect citizens from harmful communication that incites discrimination, active hostility and violence. Written by a public policy advisor for fellow practitioners in politics and public life, this book discusses significant practical and moral challenges regarding internet governance and freedom of speech, particularly when responding to content that is legal but harmful. Policy makers and professionals working for governmental institutions need to strike a fair balance between protecting from harm and preserving the right to freedom of expression. And because merely passing laws does not solve complex social problems, governments need to invest, not just regulate. Governments, big tech and the private sector, civil society, individual citizens and the fourth estate all have roles to play, and counter-speech is everyone’s responsibility. This book tackles hard questions about internet governance, hate speech, cancel culture and the loss of civility, and illustrates principled pragmatism applied to perplexing policy problems. Furthermore, it presents counter-speech strategies as alternatives and complements to censorship and criminalisation.

Author : Leonard W. Sumner
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781442631557

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The Hateful and the Obscene by Leonard W. Sumner Pdf

In a series of landmark decisions since 1990, Canadian courts have shaped a distinctive approach to the regulation of obscenity, hate literature, and child pornography. Missing from the debate, however, has been any attempt to determine whether the legal status quo can be justified by reference to a framework of moral/political principles. The Hateful and the Obscene is intended to fill that gap. L.W. Sumner brings philosophical depth and theoretical rigour to some of the most important and difficult questions concerning free expression. Building on a framework set out by J.S. Mill – that a legal restriction of expression is justified only when the expression in question is harmful to others and when the benefits of the restriction will exceed its costs – Sumner shows how the Canadian courts have replicated Mill's framework in their interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Hateful and the Obscene is a compelling interpretation of freedom of expression that combines serious philosophical thought with a focus on Canadian law, thus maintaining the breadth to deal with both obscenity and hate literature.

Author : Lawrence Barish
Publisher : Legislative Reference Bureau
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Censorship
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063013853

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Determining the Limits of Free Expression by Lawrence Barish Pdf

Author : Wojciech Sadurski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1402002815

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Freedom of Speech and Its Limits by Wojciech Sadurski Pdf

In authoritarian states, the discourse on freedom of speech, conducted by those opposed to non-democratic governments, focuses on the core aspects of this freedom: on a right to criticize the government, a right to advocate theories arid ideologies contrary to government-imposed orthodoxy, a right to demand institutional reforms, changes in politics, resignation of the incompetent and the corrupt from positions of authority. The claims for freedom of speech focus on those exercises of freedom that are most fundamental and most beneficial to citizens - and which are denied to them by the government. But in a by-and large democratic polity, where these fundamental benefits of freedom of speech are generally enjoyed by the citizens, the public and scholarly discourse on freedom of speech hovers about the peripheries of that freedom; the focus is on its outer boundaries rather than at the central territory of freedom of speech. Those borderline cases, in which people who are otherwise genuinely committed to the core aspects of freedom of speech may sincerely disagree, include pornography, racist hate speech and religious bigoted expressions, defamation of politicians and of private persons, contempt of court, incitement to violence, disclosure of military or commercial secrets, advertising of merchandise such as alcohol or cigarettes or of services and entertainment such as gambling and prostitution.

Author : R. Cohen-Almagor
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230501829

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Speech, Media and Ethics by R. Cohen-Almagor Pdf

Speech, Media, and Ethics: The Limits of Free Expression is an interdisciplinary work that employs ethics, liberal philosophy, and legal and media studies to outline the boundaries to freedom of expression and freedom of the press, defined broadly to include the right to demonstrate and to picket, the right to compete in elections, and the right to communicate views via the written and electronic media. Moral principles are applied to analyze practical questions that deal with free expression and its limits.

Author : Donald Alexander Downs,Chris W. Surprenant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351064484

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The Value and Limits of Academic Speech by Donald Alexander Downs,Chris W. Surprenant Pdf

Free speech has been a historically volatile issue in higher education. In recent years, however, there has been a surge of progressive censorship on campus. This wave of censorship has been characterized by the explosive growth of such policies as "trigger warnings" for course materials; "safe spaces" where students are protected from speech they consider harmful or distressing; "micro-aggression" policies that often strongly discourage the use of words that might offend sensitive individuals; new "bias-reporting" programs that consist of different degrees of campus surveillance; the "dis-invitation" of a growing list of speakers, including many in the mainstream of American politics and values; and the prominent "shouting down" or disruption of speakers deemed inconsistent with progressive ideology. Not to be outdone, external forces on the right are now engaging in social media bullying of speakers and teachers whose views upset them. The essays in this collection, written by prominent philosophers, political scientists, sociologists, and legal scholars, examine the issues at the forefront of the crisis of free speech in higher education. The contributors address the broader historical, cultural, legal, and normative contexts of the current crisis, and take care to analyze the role of "due process" in protecting academic freedom and individuals accused of misconduct. Additionally, the volume is unique in that it advances practical remedies to campus censorship, as the editors and many of the contributors have participated in movements to remedy limitations on free speech and open inquiry. The Value and Limits of Academic Speech will educate academic professionals and informed citizens about the phenomenon of progressive censorship and its implications for higher education and the republic.

Author : Graham Priest
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199254052

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Beyond the Limits of Thought by Graham Priest Pdf

Graham Priest presents an expanded edition of his exploration of the nature and limits of thought. Embracing contradiction and challenging traditional logic, he engages with issues across philosophical borders, from the historical to the modern, Eastern to Western, continental to analytic.

Author : Nicholas Hatzis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191076084

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Offensive Speech, Religion, and the Limits of the Law by Nicholas Hatzis Pdf

Is the government ever justified in restricting offensive speech? This question has become particularly important in relation to communications which offend religious sensibilities. It is often argued that insulting a person's beliefs is tantamount to disrespecting the believer; that insults are a form of hatred or intolerance; that the right to religious freedom includes a more specific right not to be insulted in one's beliefs; that religious minorities have a particularly strong claim to be protected from offence; and that censorship of offensive speech is necessary for the prevention of social disorder and violence. None of those arguments is convincing. Drawing on law and philosophy, this book argues that there is no moral right to be protected from offence and that, while freedom of religion is an important right that grounds negative and positive obligations for the state, it is unpersuasive to interpret constitutional and human rights provisions as including a right not to be caused offence. Rather, we have good reasons to think of public discourse as a space for the expression of all viewpoints about the ethical life, including those which some will find offensive. This is necessary to sustain a society's capacity for self-reflection and change.

Author : Kathlyn Conway
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Diseases and literature
ISBN : 0472116193

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Illness and the Limits of Expression by Kathlyn Conway Pdf

Thought-provoking exploration of illness, writing, and the limits of language

Author : Sheryl N. Hamilton,Sandra Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Freedom of expression
ISBN : 0433498595

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Law's Expression by Sheryl N. Hamilton,Sandra Robinson Pdf

Author : Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780472023912

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Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Tolerance by Raphael Cohen-Almagor Pdf

An irony inherent in all political systems is that the principles that underlie and characterize them can also endanger and destroy them. This collection examines the limits that need to be imposed on democracy, liberty, and tolerance in order to ensure the survival of the societies that cherish them. The essays in this volume consider the philosophical difficulties inherent in the concepts of liberty and tolerance; at the same time, they ponder practical problems arising from the tensions between the forces of democracy and the destructive elements that take advantage of liberty to bring harm that undermines democracy. Written in the wake of the assasination of Yitzhak Rabin, this volume is thus dedicated to the question of boundaries: how should democracies cope with antidemocratic forces that challenge its system? How should we respond to threats that undermine democracy and at the same time retain our values and maintain our commitment to democracy and to its underlying values? All the essays here share a belief in the urgency of the need to tackle and find adequate answers to radicalism and political extremism. They cover such topics as the dilemmas embodied in the notion of tolerance, including the cost and regulation of free speech; incitement as distinct from advocacy; the challenge of religious extremism to liberal democracy; the problematics of hate speech; free communication, freedom of the media, and especially the relationships between media and terrorism. The contributors to this volume are David E. Boeyink, Harvey Chisick, Irwin Cotler, David Feldman, Owen Fiss, David Goldberg, J. Michael Jaffe, Edmund B. Lambeth, Sam Lehman-Wilzig, Joseph Eliot Magnet, Richard Moon, Frederick Schauer, and L.W. Sumner. The volume includes the opening remarks of Mrs.Yitzhak Rabin to the conference--dedicated to the late Yitzhak Rabin--at which these papers were originally presented. These studies will appeal to politicians, sociologists, media educators and professionals, jurists and lawyers, as well as the general public.