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eprints-31569
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eprints
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| institution |
SOAS, University of London
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| collection |
SOAS Research Online
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| language |
English
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| language_search |
English
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| description |
This article aims to develop a ground for freedom of speech that combines two justifications – democratic participation and autonomy. First, it is argued that consequentialist justifications, such as discovery of truth and personal development, are far from providing a strong justification for free speech due to their reliance on uncertain empirical validation. Second, it is claimed that a stronger and better ground for free speech can be constructed by articulating two non-consequentialist justifications for free speech – democratic participation and autonomy. This articulation, which I call the double-grounded non-consequentialist justification for free speech, considers autonomy and democratic participation as complementary principles. In this sense, a double-grounded justification engages justification as autonomy and democratic participation in a dialogue in order to provide remedies for the specific weaknesses of these two positions.
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| format |
Journal Article
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| author |
Kabasakal Badamchi, Devrim
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| author_facet |
Kabasakal Badamchi, Devrim
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| authorStr |
Kabasakal Badamchi, Devrim
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| author_letter |
Kabasakal Badamchi, Devrim
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| title |
Justifications of Freedom of Speech:Towards a Double-grounded Non-consequentialist Approach
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| publisher |
Sage
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| publishDate |
2015
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| url |
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/31569/
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