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Obscenity and Film Censorship: An Abridgement of the Williams Report
Bernard Williams
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paperback. This book is an influential study of obscenity and film censorship centred on an application of Mill's 'harm principle'. Editor(s): Williams, Bernard. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 234 pages, 5 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
When it first appeared in 1979, the Williams Report on Obscenity and Film Censorship provoked strong reactions. The practical issues and political principles examined are of continuing interest and remain a crucial point of reference for discussions on obscenity and censorship. Presented in a fresh series livery for the twenty-first century, and with a specially commissioned preface written by Onora O'Neill, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this abridged edition of Bernard Williams's Report presents all the main findings and arguments of the full report, central to which is the application of Mill's 'harm principle' and the ... Read more
When it first appeared in 1979, the Williams Report on Obscenity and Film Censorship provoked strong reactions. The practical issues and political principles examined are of continuing interest and remain a crucial point of reference for discussions on obscenity and censorship. Presented in a fresh series livery for the twenty-first century, and with a specially commissioned preface written by Onora O'Neill, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this abridged edition of Bernard Williams's Report presents all the main findings and arguments of the full report, central to which is the application of Mill's 'harm principle' and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Philosophy Classics
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107534407
SKU
V9781107534407
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About Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams (1929–2003) was one of the leading moral philosophers of the twentieth century. He was knighted in 1999 and was Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley until his death in 2003.
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