| Autore |
Haworth Alan <1944->
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002
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| Descrizione fisica |
xiv, 263 p
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| Disciplina |
323.44/3/01
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| Collana |
The problems of philosophy
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| Soggetto topico |
Freedom of speech
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| ISBN |
1-134-75400-0
1-280-18254-7
0-203-27996-4
0-203-00420-5
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- PART ONE -- I An introduction to the argument -- 1.1 Mill's argument and Mine -- 1.2 The place of Mill's argument in philosophy and in history -- 1.3 What is the problem? -- 1.4 Getting the story right -- II The liberty of thought and discussion -- 2.1 Thought and discussion prioritised -- 2.2 What is 'thought and discussion'? -- 2.3 A crack in the fabric: Mill's 'corn dealer' example -- III A case study -- 3.1 A German attack on applied ethics -- 3.2 A short exercise in 'deconstruction' -- 3.3 A note on 'assuming infallibility' -- 3.4 Conclusion and postscript -- IV Truth and consequences -- 4.1 The anti-consequentialist consensus -- 4.2 The objections from integrity and negative responsibility -- 4.3 Assessing the consequences -- 4.4 A note on the 'free market in ideas' -- V Consequentialism and the right to free speech -- 5.1 The anti-consequentialist argument from rights -- 5.2 Consequentialism: conclusions -- VI The value of truth -- 6.1 The value of truth and the threat of relativism -- 6.2 Value relativism: truth and the good society -- 6.3 Value relativism: whose vision? -- 6.4 Epistemic relativism: the 'true believer' -- 6.5 An appeal to science -- 6.6 Epistemic relativism: Rorty's revisionist liberalism -- 6.7 Conclusion: are we trapped in a house of mirrors? -- VII Areopagitica's aftermath -- 7.1 'One discussion more' -- 7.2 Parallels and perspective -- 7.3 Patterns of repression -- 7.4 Conclusion: the lie of the land -- Postscript to Part One: taking stock of theclassic defence -- PART TWO -- VIII Contract and convention -- 8.1 Contract and convention: 'literal' contractualism -- 8.2 'Conventionalist' contractualism -- 8.3 Some interim conclusions -- 8.4 Contractualism and value relativism -- 8.5 Conclusion: contractualism and rights.
IX From the contract to free speech? -- 9.1 Free speech as a 'basic liberty' -- 9.2 Free speech and democracy -- 9.3 Free speech and liberty of conscience -- 9.4 From the contract to free speech? -- 9.5 Contractualism since 1972 -- X Concerning toleration -- 10.1 Locke's argument from 'just bounds' -- 10.2 Toleration as a model for free speech -- 10.3 Locke's argument: conclusions -- 10.4 The contractualist approach: taking stock -- XI Conclusions and prospects -- 11.1 Conclusions -- 11.2 Prospects -- Appendix: Milton and Mill: a comparisonof extracts -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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