What Is the Harm of Hate Speech?

In Jeremy Waldron's book, The Harm in Hate Speech, it is not always clear whether he argues that hate speech causes harm or whether it constitutes harm. This article considers this uncertainty, concluding that the best understanding of Waldron's argument is that hate speech tends to cause harm - a w...

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Published in:	Ethical Theory & Moral Practice Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 539 - 554
Main Author:	Barendt, Eric
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jun2019
Subjects:	Harm in Hate Speech, The (Book) Waldron, Jeremy Hate speech Proscription Speech act theory (Communication)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost