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Should freedom of speech accept speech against liberal values? Such as hate speech?

Should freedom of speech accept speech against liberal values such as diversity? Focusing on a particular scenario as an example: If people want to protest against the existence of say black people, should they be allowed to?... PS: Although the…
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What is the decisive point for classifying a certain speech as unacceptable?

How did it come to be determined that certain (hate) speech is unacceptable? What is the decisive point?
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What is freedom of speech?

There are various questions regarding freedom of speech, but didn't find any about what it really means. Therefore, what does it mean freedom of speech? Is it the right to say everything without consequences?
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What is the difference between free will and moral agency?

I've heard a lot of people get confused about the differences between free agency, free will, and moral agency. What really is the difference?
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School/branch of philosophy based on freedom

New to the exchange, please be gentle. Are there any branches of philosophy that hold freedom as something that is intrinsically good? I think that libertarianism and various versions comprise one such branch, but are there any others?
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Could one choose/decide not to have (or to give up their) free will?

The question is inspired in part by Sartre's writing in "Being and Nothingness" [Hazel E. Barnes's 1957 translation, my highlights], specifically I am condemned to exist forever beyond my essence, beyond the causes and motives of my act. I am…
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Do philosophers have some arguments regarding possible explanations for origin of free will?

Assuming that some free will exists or is real, what major philosophical arguments have been offered regarding the origin of free will? The Philosophy StackExchange post Is the theory of evolution a good basis for an argument against freewill?…
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Is "human dignity" sufficient to be a "foundational value"? Why?

Is "human dignity" sufficient to be a "foundational value"? Why? Human dignity as per human rights (and associated laws) use them. I personally have great difficulties in subscribing to the idea of: Every human is intrinsically worthy. Or (an…
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Does the paradox of tolerance mean that intolerance cannot be allowed in a tolerant society?

Rainer Forst describes tolerance as a social norm. So intolerant people and groups violate the social contract by denying the social norm of tolerance. See Hobbes, Locke, Kant et al on social contract. It is necessary to define intolerance. It means…
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Is freedom a paradox?

The notion of freedom is clearly paradoxical. If everyone is free to do whatever they want, they are free to restrict other people's freedom, and hence those people are not free. If this is not allowed, then nobody is truly free after all. So we…
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Would there be free will if we assume a stochastic component in the decision making?

I was reading this answer regarding materialism and free will. It says that, under the assumption that there isn't a random process underlying decision making, there is no free will. And isn't that a very big assumption, not knowing how the brain…
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Is freedom of speech meaningful if there is no freedom from consequences?

How is freedom of speech meaningful if you have to always bear consequences of it like it would be in a society without freedom of speech? In a democratic and free country you'll be punished if you communicate hate speech or anything that someone…
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Positive Freedom v. Negative Freedom: a binary or a spectruum?

I got interested in this question when I realized that, on one hand, some people who disagree with me (and argue for mean ideas) are fond of this distinction and, on the other hand, my ideas and that of my acquaintances do not seem to fit squarely…
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Is Heidegger's Dasein Free or Destined?

While Heidegger's Dasein seeks to redefine the human subject in terms of being-in-the-world, does he fully break away from Husserl's subjectivity and lebenswelt? In his detailed study Not Saved, Peter Sloterdijk offers a poignant critique of…
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What is the difference between intellectual freedom and spiritual freedom?

What do the two, intellectual freedom and spiritual freedom, mean and how do these two differ? Intellectual freedom is widely known but I can't seem to find reliable sources that point out the meaning of spiritual freedom.
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