Freedom of speech and expression : its history, its value, its good use, and its misuse / Richard Sorabji.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorabji, Richard, author.

Series:

Rutgers lectures in philosophy.

The Rutgers lectures in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech.

Freedom of expression.

Social media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 189 pages).

Other Title:

Its history, its value, its good use, and its misuse

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

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.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-753217-9

0-19-753218-7

0-19-753216-0

OCLC:

1191456615