Free Speech and the State
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-51634-9 (ISBN)
This book addresses the question: "What should be the appropriate limits to free speech?" The author claims that it is the state, rather than abstract principles, that must provide the answer. The book defends a version of Hobbesian absolutism and rejects the dominant liberal idea that there is a right (human or civil) setting the boundaries of free speech. This liberal view can be known as the "principled defence of free speech", in which speech is established as a constitutional principle that has priority over the state. The author instead offers an "unprincipled approach to free speech", suggesting that the boundaries of speech must necessarily be set by the state, which in liberal democracies means through social and political contestation. The final chapter applies the argument to the topic of hate speech and argues that it is appropriate to limit such speech when it causes harm and offense. The book will be of use to students and scholars across political theory, political science, sociology, philosophy and law.
David van Mill is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia.
Chapter One: Introduction.- Chapter Two: Justifications For Free Speech.- Chapter Three: An "Unprincipled" Approach to Free Speech.- Chapter Four: Getting Rid of Hate Speech.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.02.2017 |
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| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 122 p. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
| Schlagworte | censorship of free speech • civil right to free speech • Cultural Policy and Politics • Cultural Studies • Democracy • free speech as a human right • Hate speech • Hobbesian absolutism • Human Rights • Human rights, civil rights • limits to free speech • philosophy of Hobbes • political impact of free speech • Political Philosophy • Political Science and International Studies • Political science and theory • Political structures: democracy • political theory • Politics and government • principled defence of free speech • prohibition of hate speech • Social and political philosophy • social impacts of free speech • state control of free speech |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-51634-5 / 3319516345 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-51634-9 / 9783319516349 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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