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Speech and Harm : Controversies Over Free Speech by Ishani Maitra; Mary Kate McGowan is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Speech and Harm : Controversies Over Free Speech about?
Most liberal societies are deeply committed to free speech, but there is evidence that some kinds of speech can be harmful in ways that are detrimental to important liberal values, such as social inequality. This volume draws on a range of approaches in order to explore the problem and determine what ought to be done about allegedly harmful speech.
Who reads Speech and Harm : Controversies Over Free Speech?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ishani Maitra; Mary Kate McGowan
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199236275
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Political Science, Philosophy, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.38 / 5 (8 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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