Censorship and free speech
Subtitle: some philosophical bearings
By: P.G. Ingram.
Series: [Applied legal philosophy]
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Brookfield USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Censorship.; Freedom of speech.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series statement on jacket.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 Preliminaries 1; title: A Definition of Censorship 1; title: Forms and Methods 4; title: Three Aspects of Free Speech 9; title: Areas of Restriction 11; title: Justifications 16; title: Unity of Purpose 22; title: 2 Criticisms of Censorship 25; title: The Needs of Truth 25; title: The Arbitrary and Capricious Nature of Censorship 33; title: Paternalism, Interference and Human Dignity 42; title: The Social Benefits of Free Speech 46; title: 3 Philosophical Connections 53; title: The Restrictions of Education 53; title: Equality and Paternalism 63; title: The Adult's Claim to Free Speech 74; title: Free Speech as an Absolute Right 77; title: Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Thought 80; title: Free Speech as a Guarantee of Other Freedoms 83; title: Free Speech and the Human Spirit 85; title: Free Speech and Rationality 87; title: Censorship and Privacy 96; title: 4 Social Order 101; title: The Necessary Limits to Free Speech 101; title: Individual and Society 108; title: The Needs of Social Order 115; title: The Enduring Presence of Restrictions 120; title: Censorship in Society 127.