Freedom of speech and expression : its history, its value, its good use, and its misuse / Richard Sorabji.
2021
JC591 .S66 2021
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Title
Freedom of speech and expression : its history, its value, its good use, and its misuse / Richard Sorabji.
Author
Sorabji, Richard, author.
ISBN
9780197532188 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (216 pages).
Call Number
JC591 .S66 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.443
Summary
Sir Richard Sorabji, the British historian of ancient Western philosophy, examines free speech through a historical lens from antiquity up to today. He first traces its origins as a philosophical idea in ancient India, Rome, and Greece, and follows its evolution through early Christian, medieval, and Arabic philosophy. He then discusses historical threats to free speech in literary, political, and religious contexts, and various legal constraints that have attempted to protect it. Finally, he closes with an analysis of free speech on social media and the abuse of personal data and voter manipulation.
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Sir Richard Sorabji, the British historian of ancient Western philosophy, examines free speech through a historical lens from antiquity up to today. He first traces its origins as a philosophical idea in ancient India, Rome, and Greece, and follows its evolution through early Christian, medieval, and Arabic philosophy. He then discusses historical threats to free speech in literary, political, and religious contexts, and various legal constraints that have attempted to protect it. Finally, he closes with an analysis of free speech on social media and the abuse of personal data and voter manipulation.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 10, 2021).
Series
Rutgers lectures in philosophy.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780197532157
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