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The Harm in Hate Speech

Jeremy Waldron

Should a democracy restrict hate speech to protect the dignity of the groups it targets, and is that different from shielding people from offense?

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Jeremy Waldron

Why read it

  • You will understand the difference between undermining a person's dignity and merely causing offense
  • You will weigh the argument that restricting hate speech may undermine the legitimacy of a democracy
  • You will see hate speech as part of how a society visibly presents itself to its members, not only as words someone says

Who it is for

  • A law student weighing free speech against group dignity
  • A citizen puzzled why other democracies restrict hate speech
  • A campus or workplace leader writing speech rules

Contents

  1. 1. Approaching Hate Speech
  2. 2. Anthony Lewis’s Freedom for the Thought That We Hate
  3. 3. Why Call Hate Speech Group Libel?
  4. 4. The Appearance of Hate
  5. 5. Protecting Dignity or Protection from Offense?
  6. 6. C. Edwin Baker and the Autonomy Argument
  7. 7. Ronald Dworkin and the Legitimacy Argument
  8. 8. Toleration and Calumny

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