COMM 2023 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-15: On Liberty, Chaplinsky V. New Hampshire, Symbolic Speech
26 Jan 2020
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Putting different opinions out all at once to find the truth of a situation, it becomes difficult to discern what is an informed opinion and one that is not. Especially when there are discussions of the moral implications gives the foundation to arguments across time, because most discussion around free speech implications boil down to the moral perspectives of a society. They specifically warn individuals to not let their speech be unduly restrict[ed] (594), because it becomes a violation of their autonomy. The difficulty with this interpretation and warning is that an individual may self-restrict in certain situation, but that does not automatically mean they have lost their autonomous speech: article/case title: fire"s guide to free speech pg. How has speech evolved over time: main argument: a large portion of speech is allowed on campuses, but there has been some more intense regulation to establish more regulations.
