Freedom of Expression as Self-Restraint
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2021
368 pages
978-0-19-263921-9 (ISBN)
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Freedom of Expression as Self-Restraint provides a novel justificatory foundation for the principle of freedom of expression. As the book argues, such a principle is absolute in that it is exceptionless; it imposes general duties that are binding always and everywere on every system of governance.
In addition to injecting a new level of philosophical sophistication into the debates over freedom of expression, the book ties the principle to an ideal of governmental self-restraint, and it shows how that ideal connects to the paramount moral responsibility of every system of governance: the responsibility to bring about the political, social, and economic conditions under which every member of society can be warranted in harbouring an ample sense of self-respect. In short, compliance by a system of governance with the principle of freedom of expression is integral to the fulfilment of that paramount responsibility.
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Matthew H. Kramer
Freedom of Expression as Self-Restraint
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03/2021
Oxford University Press
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Matthew H. Kramer is Professor of Legal and Political Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He is the Director of the Cambridge Forum for Legal & Political Philosophy, and he has been a Fellow of the British Academy since 2014. He is the author of 16 previous books and co-editor of 4 additional books.
Content
- 1: Introduction: Philosophical Preliminaries
- 2: Components of a Theory of Freedom of Expression
- 3: Legitimate Restrictions
- 4: Governmental Self-Restraint and Individual Self-Respect
- 5: Pornography, Subordination, and Silencing
- 6: Hatred, Dignity, and Freedom of Expression
- 7: Conclusion: The Principle of Freedom of Expression in Practice
