A. Levin 
The Cost of Free Speech 
Pornography, Hate Speech, and their Challenge to Liberalism

The distinctly contemporary proliferation of pornography and hate speech poses a challenge to liberalism’s traditional ideal of a ‘marketplace of ideas’ facilitated by state neutrality about the content of speech. This new study argues that the liberal state ought to depart from neutrality to meet this challenge.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements Introduction Harm, Equality, and the Common Interest Equality, Liberty, and Hard Cases Equality, Liberty, and Hard Cases: A Contemporary View Power and Politics: Speech Acts and Freedom of Expression Censorship and Silencing The Liberal State Reconceived: Advocacy and Jurisprudence in the Service of Equality The Courts and the Constitution: Hate Speech and Pornography in the U.S., Canada, and Europe Conclusion Appendix A: Relevant Sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Appendix B: Relevant Sections of the Bill of Rights of the United States Endnotes Selected Bibliography Index

About the author

ABIGAIL LEVIN is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University, New York, USA.