First Exam Readings

Defining Censorship, Its Root Causes and Consequences:

Philosophical Arguments Against Censorship:

Philosophies on Censorship
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (Standard Search: Censorship. Then read the linked background provided for Socrates and John Milton. How was each influenced by the society in which he lived? In turn, what legacy has each left?)

Dirty Words and the Offense Principle, by David W. Shoemaker (downloading .PDF file)

Corporate Censorship

Danish Cartoons

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