Intellectual freedom and the culture wars / Piers Benn.
Benn, Piers, author.
2021
JC585 .B46 2021eb
Available Online

Linked e-resources

Linked Resource Online Access
Concurrent users Unlimited
Authorized users Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks

Details

Title Intellectual freedom and the culture wars / Piers Benn.
Author Benn, Piers, author.
ISBN 9783030571078 (electronic bk.)
3030571076 (electronic bk.)
3030571068
9783030571061
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57107-8
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 158 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-57107-8 doi
Call Number JC585 .B46 2021eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 323.44
Summary This book offers a sustained and vigorous defence of free expression and objective enquiry situated in the context of the current culture wars. In the spirit of J.S. Mill, Benn investigates objections to the ideal of free expression in relation to harm and offence, reaching broadly liberal conclusions with reference to recent examples of attempts to curb free speech on university campuses. Accepting that some expressions can cause non-physical harm, Benn also considers objections to free speech based on certain understandings of power and privilege. In its exploration and rejection of arguments against the possibility of obtaining objective truth, the book navigates hotly contested fields of contemporary debate, including feminism and identity politics. It challenges the dogma of social constructionism and examines current notions of identity, arguing that a case for fairness can be made without appealing to them. Offering a qualified endorsement of friendship between ideological opponents, Benn highlights common obstacles to civil and rational discussions, concluding with a rational, moral, and broadly spiritual solution to the cultural combat that monopolises present-day society.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed April 1, 2021).
Series Palgrave studies in classical liberalism.
Available in Other Form Intellectual Freedom and the Culture Wars.
Linked Resources Online Access
Record Appears in Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
Freedom of Enquiry
Taking Offence
Subjective Authority and Unwelcome Facts
Power, Privilege, and Identity
'Friending' the Enemy
The Sleep of Reason.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export