New Directions in the Ethics and Politics of Speech

This book features new perspectives on the ethics and politics of free speech. Contributors draw on insights from philosophy, psychology, political theory, journalism, literature, and history to respond to pressing problems involving free speech in liberal societies.

List of contents

1. New Directions, J.P. Messina


2. The Possibility and Defensibility of Nonstate "Censorship", Andrew I. Cohen and Andrew J. Cohen


3. Speech, Sorting, and Discovery, Ryan Muldoon


4. Don’t Block the Exits, Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke


5. Taxation, Ideology, and Higher Education, Hrishikesh Joshi


6. Free Speech, Celebrity Status, and Ethical Obligations, Chris W. Surprenant


7. Rereading Black Like Me: Speech Matters, Context Matters, Kathryn L. Lynch


8. Democracy without the Government: The Importance of Local News to Free Speech, Alice Dreger


9. The Conservative Defense of Free Speech, Luke Sheahan

About the author

J.P. Messina received his PhD in philosophy from the University of California, San Diego in 2018. He is currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans. His research investigates conceptions of freedom across philosophical contexts. His book, Private Censorship, is forthcoming with Oxford University Press.

Summary

This book features new perspectives on the ethics and politics of free speech. Contributors draw on insights from philosophy, psychology, political theory, journalism, literature, and history to respond to pressing problems involving free speech in liberal societies.

Product details

• Authors: J.P. Messina
• Assisted by: J.P. Messina (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032147314
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3214731-4
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Political Philosophy for the Real World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Politics and government, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law