Commentary/review

An interesting book about American law, written by a philosopher, relevant for the entire globe but disregarding that fact entirely. Well written though. I admire the Author for being bold enough to deliver this so well.

Language sample: “So far as education predicts a lack of worldly experience and the initiation into communities with norms that may be corrupt, those less educated may have a lot to offer in our common conversations. Although a proclivity for dialectics can often be helpful in discussing matters of common concern, so too can too tight a dialectical focus induce us to forget that sentiments matter too”. That kind of book.

I would recommend it to anyone looking for arguments in favour of censoring content expressing extreme views for the sake of a healthy discourse. The book is expertly written, well structured, contains a few interesting examples (like why does one paint over slurs written on walls). It can cure a reader from being too extreme in their positions – if they still care. It can teach how to write for big publishers if you are an American professor.

The cover is hereby obtaining my Grand Prix for the most boring cover on the blog. Congratulations 👏👏🎉

Cover photo by Lucas van Oort on Unsplash