The improbable invention: The birth of the modern idea of freedom of expression, from John Milton to John Stuart Mill
Tolerance and freedom of expression are improbable ideas at the time of religious wars that shattered post-reform Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. The paper seeks to understand how these ideas were taken, and what are the fundamental arguments that served for their affirmation, in the modern w...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista FAMECOS: Mídia cultura e tecnologia |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/41200 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistafamecos/article/view/41200 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Freedom of expression Censorship Modern political thinking Libertad de expressión Censura Pensamiento politico moderno Liberdade de expressão Pensamento político moderno |
| Resumo: | Tolerance and freedom of expression are improbable ideas at the time of religious wars that shattered post-reform Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. The paper seeks to understand how these ideas were taken, and what are the fundamental arguments that served for their affirmation, in the modern world. For this, the text analyzes the historical and intellectual path that goes from the publication of Aeropagítica, by John Milton, to On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill, through the argument developed by John Locke, in his Dutch exile, the Letter on Tolerance, and the writings of James Madison in the context that leads to the institution and consolidation of the First Amendment to the American Constitution. |
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