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Outline
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Questionable Material
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Legal v. Illegal
  • Obscenity
    • Illegal
    • Not protected by the First Amendment
      • Nudity in a news report?
      • Offensive language?
      • “Family” newspapers?
      • Hill, Bobbit and Lewinsky
  • Offensive Speech
  • Images
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Principles
  • The Harm Principle
    • Mill: prevent harm to others
    • Does it harm?
  • Paternalism
    • Prevent harm to self
      • Dehumanizes
      • Corrupts values
  • Moralism
    • Prevent immoral behavior
    • Violates social norms
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Offensive
  • Prevent offense of others
    • Shame
    • Embarassment
    • Discomfort