The Collapse of Freedom of Expression: Reconstructing the Ancient Roots of Modern Liberty

The Collapse of Freedom of Expression

Reconstructing the Ancient Roots of Modern Liberty
 
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This book offers a holistic account of the problems posed by freedom of expression in our current times and offers corrective measures to allow for a more genuine exchange of ideas within the global society.


The topic of free speech is rarely addressed from a historical, philosophical, or theological perspective. In The Collapse of Freedom of Expression, Jordi Pujol explores both the modern concept of the freedom of expression based on the European Enlightenment and the deficiencies inherent in this framework. Modernity has disregarded the traditional roots of the freedom of expression drawn from Christianity, Greek philosophy, and Roman law, which has left the door open to the various forms of abuse, censorship, and restrictions seen in contemporary public discourse. Pujol proposes that we rebuild the foundations of the freedom of expression by returning to older traditions and incorporating both the field of pragmatics of language and theological and ethical concepts on human intentionality as new, complementary disciplines.


Pujol examines emblematic cases such as Charlie Hebdo, free speech on campus, and online content moderation to elaborate on the tensions that arise within the modern concept of freedom of expression. The book explores the main criticisms of the contemporary liberal tradition by communitarians, libertarians, feminists, and critical race theorists, and analyzes the gaps and contradictions within these traditions. Pujol ultimately offers a reconstruction project that involves bridging the chasm between the secular and the sacred and recognizing that religion is a font of meaning for millions of people, and as such has an inescapable place in the construction of a pluralist public sphere.



?Freedom of speech is under siege today. Unless we relearn its foundations, there is a serious risk that we will lose it. Jordi Pujol reminds us of these foundations and their crucial role in rehabilitating free speech in an age of official and unofficial censorship.? ?Samuel Gregg, author of Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization

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Acknowledgements


Foreword by John D. Peters, Yale University


Introduction



Part I ? Freedom of Expression under Threat: Emblematic Cases


1. I am not Charlie Hebdo. Defending Freedom of Expression but Not Its Content


2. The Paradox of Freedom of Expression on Campus


3. The Threat of Religious Fanaticism: Jyllands Posten and the Regensburg Address


4. The Rise of a New Orthodoxy: The Intolerance of Secular Relativism


5. Facebook?s Content Moderation Rule: Private Censorship of Public Discourse



PART II ? The Liberal Tradition of Freedom of Expression and Its Contradictions


6. The Sustainability of the Liberal Rationale: Main Critiques


7. A Fabricated Notion of Tolerance


8. The Epistemological Shortfall: A Homogenous Concept of Discourse


9. The Anthropological Shortfall: Modernity?s Idea of Mankind


10. The Neutrality of the Public Space: A Useful Fiction



PART III ? Historical and Philosophical Development of Freedom of Expression


11. The Origins of Freedom of Expression


12. Old-School and New-School Censorship


13. The Classical Tradition of the Founding Fathers of The United States


14. The Contemporary Tradition in the United States: Holmes and Harvard


15. The European Tradition: Hate Speech Laws



PART IV ? Reconstructing the Foundations of Freedom of Expression


16. Reframing Freedom of Expression as a Human Good


17. Reconsidering the Legal Grounds


18. Reshaping the Harm Principle. Pragmatics of Language and Natural Ethics


19. Repairing the Relationship Between Secular and Sacred


20. Revisiting the Limits of Freedom of Expression