Freedom of expression as self-restraint
Freedom of Expression as Self-Restraint provides a novel justificatory foundation for the principle of freedom of expression. As the book argues, such a principle is absolute in that it is exceptionless; it imposes general duties that are binding always and everywere on every system of governance.0In addition to injecting a new level of philosophical sophistication into the debates over freedom of expression, the book ties the principle to an ideal of governmental self-restraint, and it shows h…
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- Full title :Freedom of expression as self-restraint / Matthew H. Kramer, University of Cambridge.
Summary
Freedom of Expression as Self-Restraint provides a novel justificatory foundation for the principle of freedom of expression. As the book argues, such a principle is absolute in that it is exceptionless; it imposes general duties that are binding always and everywere on every system of governance.0In addition to injecting a new level of philosophical sophistication into the debates over freedom of expression, the book ties the principle to an ideal of governmental self-restraint, and it shows how that ideal connects to the paramount moral responsibility of every system of governance: the responsibility to bring about the political, social, and economic conditions under which every member of society can be warranted in harbouring an ample sense of self-respect. In short, compliance by a system of governance with the principle of freedom of expression is integral to the fulfilment of that paramount responsibility.
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- Publication Date:2021.
- Edition:First Edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford, United Kingdom
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2021.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 346 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0198868650, 9780198868651
- oclc:on1226763310
- LC Classification:K3253
- Dewey Decimal:323.44
Table of Contents
1. Introduction : philosophical preliminaries -- 2. Components of a theory of freedom of expression -- 3. Legitimate restrictions -- 4. Governmental self-restraint and individual self-respect -- 5. Pornography, subordination, and silencing -- 6. Hatred, dignity, and freedom of expression -- 7. Conclusion: the principle of freedom of expression in practice
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