The Most Controversial Free Speech Debate

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The issue of free speech is never far from the public eye. And yet we do not often stop to examine the arguments for and against freedom of speech. So today we will look at the influential argument of one John Stuart Mill for why we should maintain a principle of free speech, and the criticisms of this position.

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00:00 Freedom of Speech
02:24 Libertre, Egalite, and Uncertainte
09:29 Naivety and Humanity
16:49 Self-Undermining and Excessive Freedom
25:33 Freedom(s) of Speech and Possible Positions