Why free speech matters / JAmie Whyte.

What is free speech? How is it under threat? And why should it be defended at all costs? In this succinct and insightful book, author Jamie Whyte contends that free speech brings fundamental benefits to society - it promotes the growth of knowledge and provides an essential bulwark against tyranny....

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Whyte, Jamie (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Institute of Economic Affairs in association with London Publishing Partnership Ltd, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • The author
  • Summary
  • 1 The job at hand
  • 2 What is free speech?
  • 3 Advancing knowledge
  • 4 Preventing tyranny
  • 5 Proper limits
  • 6 Dangerous ideas
  • 7 Offensive ideas
  • 8 Why be uncompromising?