Problem of Pornography

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Author: Susan Easton

ISBN-10: 0415091837

ISBN-13: 9780415091831

Category: Civil Liberties

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Can a commitment to free speech be reconciled with the regulation of pornography? Easton explores and evaluates the feminist and liberal arguments to establish that it can. A text invaluable to anyone interested in this, the thorniest of issues.

AcknowledgementsIntroduction1The liberal defence of pornography12The types of harm103Proving harm324Diversity and autonomy425Feminism, truth and infallibility526Free speech and majoritarianism597The slippery slope658Feminism and puritanism799The protection of free speech8510Interpreting the First Amendment9411The civil rights Ordinances10912Freedom of speech and the regulation of pornography in English law12213The 'right' to consume pornography14514Incitement to sexual hatred15815Conclusion175Notes179Bibliography184Table of statutes189Table of cases190Index193