{"product_id":"free-speech-and-why-it-matters-paperback","title":"Free Speech and Why It Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impassioned, scholarly and succinct' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFREE SPEECH AND WHY IT MATTERS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFree speech is the bedrock of all our liberties, and yet in recent years it has come to be mistrusted. A new form of social justice activism, which perceives language as potentially violent, has prompted a national debate on where the limitations of acceptable speech should be drawn. Governments throughout Europe have enacted 'hate speech' legislation to curb the dissemination of objectionable ideas, Silicon Valley tech giants are collaborating to ensure that they control the limitations of public discourse, and campaigners in the US are calling for revisions to the First Amendment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever well-intentioned, these trends represent a threat to the freedoms that our ancestors fought and died to secure. In this incisive and fascinating book, Andrew Doyle addresses head-on the most common concerns of free speech sceptics, and offers a timely and robust defence of this most foundational of principles.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fantastically timely book written by one of the smartest thinkers in Britain' Piers Morgan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFree speech is the bedrock of all our liberties, and yet in recent years it has come to be mistrusted. A new form of social justice activism, which perceives language as potentially violent, has prompted a national debate on where the limitations of acceptable speech should be drawn. Governments throughout Europe have enacted 'hate speech' legislation to curb the dissemination of objectionable ideas, Silicon Valley tech giants are collaborating to ensure that they control the limitations of public discourse, and campaigners in the US are calling for revisions to the First Amendment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever well-intentioned, these trends represent a threat to the freedoms that our ancestors fought and died to secure. In this incisive and fascinating book, Andrew Doyle addresses head-on the most common concerns of free speech sceptics, and offers a timely and robust defence of this most foundational of principles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'[As] terse, restrained, and as carefully argued as a QC's summing-up in a top-drawer courtroom drama . . . a beautifully balanced and comprehensive overview' \u003ci\u003eThe Critic \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Powerful' Richard Dawkins\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Doyle is a writer, broadcaster and satirist whose commentary on political and cultural issues is regularly published in the national press. He is a panellist on \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Maze \u003c\/i\u003e(BBC Radio 4) and often appears on Sky News. In 2019, he toured the UK with his stand-up show \u003ci\u003eFriendly Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author, as Titania McGrath, of the satirical books \u003ci\u003eWoke: A Guide to Social Justice \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy First Little Book of Intersectional Activism\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a doctorate in Renaissance literature from the University of Oxford, where he also worked as a stipendiary lecturer. He was formerly a Visiting Research Fellow at Queen's University, Belfast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765405810976,"sku":"9780349135373","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf198deadf930af5421c031e441262f3.webp?v=1780268582","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/free-speech-and-why-it-matters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}