Ep 88: Why I Am a Free Speech Absolutist

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Everything is Everything

Amit Varma and Ajay Shah

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A weekly show hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah, in which the hosts bring frames from across disciplines to examine our world.

Society & Culture

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Ep 88: Why I Am a Free Speech Absolutist

Everything is Everything

1 hour 4 minutes 25 seconds

4 months ago

Ep 88: Why I Am a Free Speech Absolutist

Society needs free speech. Democracy needs free speech. For our lives to have meaning and purpose, WE need free speech.

Welcome to Episode 88 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Amit lays out the case for free speech absolutism -- and also, the troubled history of free speech in India.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging00:13 Intro: It's Not All Black and White03:02 Chapter 1: The Ranveer Episode13:45 Chapter 2: The Arguments for Free Speech20:43 Chapter 3: The Troubled History of the Freedom of Expression34:46 Chapter 4: The Hypocrisy of the Elites41:23 Chapter 5: Some Common Objections to Free Speech50:28 Chapter 6: Ajay’s Closing Remarks

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