The Cost of Free Speech: Pornography, Hate Speech, and their Challenge to Liberalism
Author:   A. Levin
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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Pages:   213
Publication Date:   29 September 2010
Format:   Hardback
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The Cost of Free Speech: Pornography, Hate Speech, and their Challenge to Liberalism


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The distinctly contemporary proliferation of pornography and hate speech poses a challenge to liberalism's traditional ideal of a 'marketplace of ideas' facilitated by state neutrality about the content of speech. This new study argues that the liberal state ought to depart from neutrality to meet this challenge.

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Author:   A. Levin
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780230237681


ISBN 10:   0230237681
Pages:   213
Publication Date:   29 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Harm, Equality, and the Common Interest Equality, Liberty, and Hard Cases Equality, Liberty, and Hard Cases: A Contemporary View Power and Politics: Speech Acts and Freedom of Expression Censorship and Silencing The Liberal State Reconceived: Advocacy and Jurisprudence in the Service of Equality The Courts and the Constitution: Hate Speech and Pornography in the U.S., Canada, and Europe Conclusion Appendix A: Relevant Sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Appendix B: Relevant Sections of the Bill of Rights of the United States Endnotes Selected Bibliography Index

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'The Cost of Free Speech is certainly worth its price. Clear, well organized, and thoroughly argued, it simultaneously provides a non-superficial introduction to the central theoretical issues at the intersection of political philosophy and free speech and significant food for thought for those more familiar with the relevant topics.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


Author Information

ABIGAIL LEVIN is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University, New York, USA.

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