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Oxford University Press Free Speech Vsi Pb by Nigel Warburton
How important is free speech? Should it be defended at any cost? Or should we set limits on what can and cannot be said? This Very Short Introduction offers a lively and thought-provoking guide to these questions, exploring both the traditional philosophical arguments as well as the practical issues and controversies facing society today.An accessible and up-to-date examination of the principal arguments both for and against our right to maintain free speechLooks at controversial issues ranging from Holocaust denial and pornography, to the status of modern copyright lawRelates philosophical arguments to present-day case studies, and combines traditional areas of discussion, such as J. S. Mill's arguments in On Liberty, with new applications and challenges to free speech, such as digital technology and the