On Social Censorship (David Ottlinger & J.P. Messina)

November 23, 2019 01:49:41
On Social Censorship (David Ottlinger & J.P. Messina)
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On Social Censorship (David Ottlinger & J.P. Messina)

Nov 23 2019 | 01:49:41

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Show Notes

How should we define censorship? ... The sort of censorship that has no inherent moral valence ... Various ways non-state actors can censor ... When private censorship has moral stakes ... Examining moral grandstanding ... A changed heart vs. a false front ... Could we ever resolve all our disagreements? ... Reason, passion, and the founding of the Republic ...

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