Freedom of thought and freedom of expression in democratic societies: from the broad right to the imposed limits

The central idea of this work is to analyze some significant characteristics of freedom of thought, opinion, and expression as constitutive foundations of democratic societies. If freedom of expression is essential for democracy, how can we understand the need for limits on the free expression of th...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: de Moraes Pinheiro, Celso
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Ethic@ - Revista Internacional de Filosofia da Moral
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/94977
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/94977
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Liberdade de pensamento
Liberdade de expressão
Democracia
Freedom of thought
Freedom of expression
Democracy
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Resumo:The central idea of this work is to analyze some significant characteristics of freedom of thought, opinion, and expression as constitutive foundations of democratic societies. If freedom of expression is essential for democracy, how can we understand the need for limits on the free expression of thoughts? What are the risks of limits becoming censorship? How can we ensure freedom of expression without endangering fundamental rights? These are some of the questions that will guide the analysis in this article.