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 speechâ€, in which speech is established as a constitutional principle that has priority over the state. The author instead offers an “unprincipled approach to free speechâ€, 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.
Free Speech and the State Ebook
An Unprincipled Approach
By: David van Mill
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Print ISBN: 9783319516349, 3319516345
eText ISBN: 9783319516356, 3319516353
Copyright year: 2017
Format: PDF
Available from $ 69.99 USD
SKU: 9783319516356
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