Does Freedom of Speech Include Hate Speech?
I take it that liberal justice recognises special protections against the restriction of speech and expression; this is what I call the Free Speech Principle. I ask if this Principle includes speech acts which might broadly be termed 'hate speech', where 'includes' is sensitive to the distinction be...
| Publicado en: | Res Publica (13564765) Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 385 - 404 |
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