PHIL 320A Lecture 35: PHIL-320A,University of Arizona,TextbookReadings(p35)
30 Aug 2018
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3. even if a received opinion is truth, if it exists without being contested, it will most likely be held as a prejudice, with little comprehension of its feeling on rational grounds. 4. meaning of doctrine itself will be in danger of being lost of its effect on character and conduct. Question about restrictions on free speech come to a fundamental objection those who do this, who are intemperate, ignorant, etc. , should not be stamped as morally culpable. Opinion ought to determine its verdict by the circumstances of the individual case. Real morality of public discussion whatever opinion one may hold who has calmness and honesty to see the other side. Chapter 39: feinburg on offense to others p. 445. Annoyance, fear, anxiety etc. are not in themselves necessarily harmful. Therefore the harm principle cannot justify interferences with the liberty of some citizens. Offense = universally disliked mental states caused by wrongful conduct of others.
