Why Free Speech Matters
eBook - ePub

Why Free Speech Matters

  1. 80 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Why Free Speech Matters

About this book

What is free speech? How is it under threat? And why should it be defended at all costs? In this succinct and insightful book, author Jamie Whyte contends that free speech brings fundamental benefits to society – it promotes the growth of knowledge and provides an essential bulwark against tyranny. He argues against new attempts to constrain free speech – particularly in social media – and critiques the rationale of politicians and activists who seek to limit it. And he proposes a key test – a limiting principle – which legislators and judges should apply against any proposed curtailment of free speech. Being offensive, for example, wouldn't pass this test – because important new ideas are often offensive to people whose worldview they challenge. Whyte also issues a rallying cry: Those who prize free speech must once again come to its defence – as he outlines exactly Why Free Speech Matters.

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Publisher
London Publishing Partnership
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780255368063
eBook ISBN
9780255368087
Edition
1
Subtopic
Political Freedom

Table of contents

  1. The author
  2. Summary
  3. 1 The job at hand
  4. 2 What is free speech?
  5. 3 Advancing knowledge
  6. 4 Preventing tyranny
  7. 5 Proper limits
  8. 6 Dangerous ideas
  9. 7 Offensive ideas
  10. 8 Why be uncompromising?
  11. References
  12. About the IEA

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