The Harm in Hate Speech.

By:

Waldron, Jeremy

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures 2009 SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (303 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780674065086

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Harm in Hate SpeechDDC classification:

345.730256

LOC classification:

KF9345

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Approaching Hate Speech -- 2. Anthony Lewis's Freedom for the Thought That We Hate -- 3. Why Call Hate Speech Group Libel? -- 4. The Appearance of Hate -- 5. Protecting Dignity or Protection from Offense? -- 6. C. Edwin Baker and the Autonomy Argument -- 7. Ronald Dworkin and the Legitimacy Argument -- 8. Toleration and Calumny -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Waldron rejects this view, and makes the case that hate speech should be regulated as part of a commitment to human dignity and to inclusion and respect for members of vulnerable minorities.

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For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Waldron rejects this view, and makes the case that hate speech should be regulated as part of a commitment to human dignity and to inclusion and respect for members of vulnerable minorities.

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