Matteo Bonotti is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University.Jonathan Seglow is Reader in Political Theory at Royal Holloway, University of London.

‘Where libertarians see restrictions on politically pernicious speech as a betrayal of liberalism, Bonotti and Seglow demonstrate – clearly, methodically, fair-mindedly – how such restrictions can actually be motivated by a liberal political morality.’Robert Simpson, University College, London‘Free Speech applies the traditional justifications for free speech to hate speech, Holocaust denial, offensive speech, and pornography.  It does not come down on one side or the other on these issues, [but] it does offer a framework for constructively thinking through them.’Mary Kate McGowan, Wellesley College

• Introduction1. Theories of Free Speech2. Hate speech3. Holocaust denial4. Offensive speech5. Pornography6. Contemporary ChallengesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Matteo Bonotti is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University.Jonathan Seglow is Reader in Political Theory at Royal Holloway, University of London.

‘Where libertarians see restrictions on politically pernicious speech as a betrayal of liberalism, Bonotti and Seglow demonstrate – clearly, methodically, fair-mindedly – how such restrictions can actually be motivated by a liberal political morality.’Robert Simpson, University College, London‘Free Speech applies the traditional justifications for free speech to hate speech, Holocaust denial, offensive speech, and pornography.  It does not come down on one side or the other on these issues, [but] it does offer a framework for constructively thinking through them.’Mary Kate McGowan, Wellesley College

• Introduction1. Theories of Free Speech2. Hate speech3. Holocaust denial4. Offensive speech5. Pornography6. Contemporary ChallengesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Matteo Bonotti is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University.Jonathan Seglow is Reader in Political Theory at Royal Holloway, University of London.

‘Where libertarians see restrictions on politically pernicious speech as a betrayal of liberalism, Bonotti and Seglow demonstrate – clearly, methodically, fair-mindedly – how such restrictions can actually be motivated by a liberal political morality.’Robert Simpson, University College, London‘Free Speech applies the traditional justifications for free speech to hate speech, Holocaust denial, offensive speech, and pornography.  It does not come down on one side or the other on these issues, [but] it does offer a framework for constructively thinking through them.’Mary Kate McGowan, Wellesley College

• Introduction1. Theories of Free Speech2. Hate speech3. Holocaust denial4. Offensive speech5. Pornography6. Contemporary ChallengesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex