This title was first published in 2000: While there are many philosophical studies of free speech, treating censorship historically, politically, or by the medium restricted (films, press etc.), little has been written on censorship and free speech dealing with issues philosophically and approaching them from the perspective of restrictions. This book treats censorship and free speech as a problem of ideas, examining the issues as an aspect of our wider social and political lives and critically examining mainstream arguments against censorship. This unique approach takes issue with the concept of censorship as something aberrant, to examine where the limits of free speech lie in ensuring individual development and collective harmony. Examining the possibility of accepting censorship positively to serve legitimate purposes, it will be a thought-provoking challenge to prescriptive arguments for free speech.
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P.G. Ingram Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 385g ISBN:9781138734784 ISBN 10: 1138734780 Series:Routledge Revivals Pages: 150 Publication Date:12 June 2019 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Contents: Preliminaries; Criticisms of censorship; Philosophical connections; Social order; Bibliography; Index.
Peter Ingram, Senior lecturer, School of Law, The Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The author teaches in the areas of jurisprudence, social philosophy and ethics. Degrees in philosophy from McGill and Edinburgh Universities.