Free speech : ten principles for a connected world / Timothy Garton Ash.
2016
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Garton Ash, Timothy, author.
Title
Free speech : ten principles for a connected world / Timothy Garton Ash.
Published
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
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JC591 .G37 2016
ISBN
0300161166
9780300161168
9780300161168
Description
ix, 491 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)926061198
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-464) and index.
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Table of Contents
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1
pt. I
Cosmopolis
7
Speech
7
Cosmopolis
18
Cyberspace, CA 94305
20
The Struggle for Word Power
24
Big Dogs
31
Big Cats
47
P2
53
The Power of the Mouse
56
`Innocence of Muslims' and the Lost Innocence of YouTube
62
Ideals
73
Why Should Speech Be Free?
73
How Free Should Speech Be? How Should Free Speech Be?
79
Not by Law Alone
81
Laws and Norms
83
Offended? What's the Harm in That?
86
Reading John Stuart Mill in Beijing
95
Towards a More Universal Universalism
108
pt. II
User Guide
117
1.
Lifeblood
119
`We---all human beings---must be free and able to express ourselves, and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas, regardless of frontiers'
Free and Able
120
In Your Own Tongue
122
Seek, Receive and Impart
125
Regardless of Frontiers
127
2.
Violence
129
`We neither make threats of violence nor accept violent intimidation'
The Assassin's Veto
130
Modernising the Brandenburg Test
132
Dangerous Speech
135
Just War?
138
Confronting the Assassin's Veto
140
Cartoons and the Republication Dilemma
143
Practising Peaceful Conflict
148
3.
Knowledge
152
"We allow no taboos against and seize every chance for the spread of knowledge'
Scientifically Speaking
152
On Campus
154
Legislating History
157
Everything Open to Everyone?
161
Public Good via Private Power
167
From Babel to Babble
174
Homo Zappiens
177
4.
Journalism
180
"We require uncensored, diverse, trustworthy media so we can make well-informed decisions and participate fully in political life'
Media
181
Uncensored, but Not Without Limits
183
Diverse: Media Pluralism between Money and Politics
189
From Daily Me to Daily Kiosk
197
Trustworthy: Who Is a Journalist? What Is Good Journalism?
200
Towards a Networked Pnyx
205
5.
Diversity
207
`We express ourselves openly and with robust civility about all kinds of human difference'
Openness and Robust Civility
208
Enforcing Civility?
214
Why Mature Democracies Should Move beyond Hate Speech Laws
219
Creating a Civil Society
229
Art and Humour
241
Pornography
246
Civility and Power
250
6.
Religion
253
We respect the believer but not necessarily the content of the belief
The Argument for Special Treatment
254
But What Is Religion?
257
Two Kinds of Respect
261
By Law or Custom?
267
The Trouble with Islam
272
Tolerance
280
7.
Privacy
283
`We must be able to protect our privacy and to counter slurs on our reputations, but not prevent scrutiny that is in the public interest'
Are You Ever Alone?
284
Privacy, Reputation and the Public Interest
286
Battlefields of the Powerful
292
Trial by Twitter
297
Defending Your Reputation
299
A `Right to Be Forgotten'?
304
Don't Be Zuckered
310
Janus Anonymous
313
8.
Secrecy
319
`We must be empowered to challenge all limits to freedom of information justified on such grounds as national security'
Security and the Challenge Principle
320
The Price of Secrecy
324
Here We Need Laws
330
Who Will Guard the Guardians?
334
Whistleblowers and Leakers: An Essential Backstop
339
The Trouble with `Well-Placed Sources'
341
The Importance of Not Being Anonymous
345
9.
Icebergs
348
`We defend the internet and other systems of communication against illegitimate encroachments by both public and private powers'
Icebergs
348
One Internet, under Whom?
353
Net Neutrality
357
Privatising and Exporting Censorship
360
Ethical Algorithms?
364
Money Speaks (Too Loudly)
367
10.
Courage
370
`We decide for ourselves and face the consequences'
Courage
371
Two Spirits of Liberty
374
Challenge
379
Notes
383
Bibliography
445
Acknowledgements
465
Index
469