The distinctly contemporary proliferation of pornography and hate speech poses a challenge to liberalism's traditional ideal of a 'marketplace of ideas' facilitated by state neutrality about the content of speech. This new study argues that the liberal state ought to depart from neutrality to meet this challenge.

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'The Cost of Free Speech is certainly worth its price. Clear, well organized, and thoroughly argued, it simultaneously provides a non-superficial introduction to the central theoretical issues at the intersection of political philosophy and free speech and significant food for thought for those more familiar with the relevant topics.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Niagara University, New York, USA

Abigail Levin

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ABIGAIL LEVIN is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University, New York, USA.

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Book Title: The Cost of Free Speech
Book Subtitle: Pornography, Hate Speech, and their Challenge to Liberalism
Authors: Abigail Levin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230293960
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-23768-1Published: 29 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-31506-2Published: 29 September 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-29396-0Published: 29 September 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 213
Topics: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Science, Ethics, Human Rights, Media Studies

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