Setting Fire to Reason - The Ethics of Free Speech

Setting Fire to Reason: The Ethics of Free Speech

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English | ISBN: 0691260354 | 2026 | 344 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The responsibilities of speakers and platforms in a world where content can go viral
The debate over free speech is often marked by two extremes: in one corner, those who think that the right to free speech is nearly absolute; in the other, those who defend sweeping prohibitions on harmful speech. In Setting Fire to Reason, Jeffrey Howard rejects both extremes. He argues that free speech is among our most important moral rights, but—like all rights—it has limits, determined by moral duties we owe to each other. Yet exactly how these moral limits should be translated into law is complex, depending on the particular speech regulation at issue and the risks of government abuse.