Racism and hate speech – A critique of Scanlon’s Contractual Theory

Q2 Social Sciences
R. Cohen-Almagor
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ABSTRACT The First Amendment is an important value in American liberal polity. Under this value, racism, hate speech and offensive speech are protected speech. This article scrutinizes one of the clear representatives of the American liberal polity – Thomas Scanlon. The paper tracks the developments in his theory over the years. It is argued that Scanlon’s arguments downplay tangible harm that speech might inflict on its target victim audience. Scanlon’s distinction between participant interests, audience interests, and the interests of bystanders is put under close scrutiny. The article criticizes viewpoint neutrality and suggests a balancing approach, further arguing that democracy is required to develop protective mechanisms against harm-facilitating speech as well as profound offences. Both should be taken most seriously.
种族主义与仇恨言论——对斯坎伦契约理论的批判
摘要第一修正案是美国自由主义政治的重要价值观。在这种价值观下,种族主义、仇恨言论和攻击性言论都是受保护的言论。这篇文章审视了美国自由主义政治的一位明显代表——托马斯·斯坎伦。这篇论文追踪了他多年来理论的发展。有人认为,Scanlon的论点淡化了言论可能对目标受害者造成的实际伤害。斯坎伦对参与者利益、观众利益和旁观者利益的区分受到了密切关注。文章批评了观点中立性,并提出了一种平衡的方法,进一步认为民主是建立保护机制的必要条件,以防止助长伤害的言论和严重的犯罪。两者都应该得到最认真的对待。
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First Amendment Studies
First Amendment Studies Social Sciences-Law
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期刊介绍: First Amendment Studies publishes original scholarship on all aspects of free speech and embraces the full range of critical, historical, empirical, and descriptive methodologies. First Amendment Studies welcomes scholarship addressing areas including but not limited to: • doctrinal analysis of international and national free speech law and legislation • rhetorical analysis of cases and judicial rhetoric • theoretical and cultural issues related to free speech • the role of free speech in a wide variety of contexts (e.g., organizations, popular culture, traditional and new media).
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