This book offers a sustained and vigorous defence of free expression and objective enquiry situated in the context of the current culture wars. In the spirit of J. S. Mill, Benn investigates objections to the ideal of free expression in relation to harm and offence, reaching broadly liberal conclusions with reference to recent examples of attempts to curb free speech on university campuses. Accepting that some expressions can cause non-physical harm, Benn also considers objec...
Table of Content
1. Freedom of Enquiry.- 2. Taking Offence.- 3. Subjective Authority and Unwelcome Facts.- 4. Power, Privilege and Identity.- 5. Friending the Enemy.- 6. The Sleep o...
About the author
Piers Benn teaches Ethics at Fordham University, London Centre and was a Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London, UK. Previously h...