PHILOS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Jeremy Waldron, John Locke, List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series
22 Apr 2019
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***will not be tested on the war readings/ not required to read war readings. Free expression: people show be allowed to hold and express opinions without. Negative infringements: not allowed to say x. Positive infringements: you have to say x. Has nothing to do with autonomy or the truth. Contingent upon the idea that unless we feel safe from interference from our neighbours and the government, anarchy would follow. Free expression is valuable because it helps us get along and protects our believes. There are no limits to what someone in a free society should be able to say. Argues against any sort of limitations to freedom of speech ie. the kind that is offensive or derogatory. Philosophers that place limitations on free speech argue: If the point of freedom of expression is to procure social harmony, then wouldn"t derogatory and offensive statements contradict this purpose .
