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Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction No.200
出版社： Oxford University Press
書林書號：
30194120
作者：
Warburton, Nigel
定價：
476
會員價：
$452
ISBN：
9780199232352
出版年份：
2009
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
128
  • 本書介紹
'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' This slogan, attributed to Voltaire, is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find anyone prepared to defend all expression in every circumstance, especially if the views expressed incite violence. So where do the limits lie? What is the real value of free speech? Here, Nigel Warburton offers a concise guide to important questions facing modern society about
the value and limits of free speech: Where should a civilized society draw the line? Should we be free to offend other people's religion? Are there good grounds for censoring pornography? Has the Internet changed everything? This Very Short Introduction is a thought-provoking, accessible, and
up-to-date examination of the liberal assumption that free speech is worth preserving at any cost.

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