Summary of Jacob Mchangama's Free Speech
Distill Books
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Distill Books
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Open - No Protection
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Publication Year:
2022
2022
ISBN-13:
9798350048636
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Sample Book Insights:
#1 For much of recorded history, speaking truth to power was dangerous and ill-advised. The ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius stressed the importance of obedience toward superiors and rulers, while the Sumerian Code of Ur-Nammu from around 2050 BCE decreed that if a slave woman curses someone acting with the authority of her mistress, they shall scour her mouth with one sila of salt.
#2 Among the ancient world’s harsh commandments, we can detect traces of religious tolerance. The Achaemenid Persian Empire’s king, Cyrus the Great, issued a clay cylinder declaring freedom of worship for his empire’s subjects in the sixth century BCE.
#3 The city of Athens was the first to formalize and articulate the values of democracy and free speech as a source of pride and virtue. However, the Athenian democracy was not ideal, as it did not include women, foreigners, and slaves.
#4 Demosthenes, a famous Athenian orator, was a champion of parrh?sía. He believed that free speech led to truth, and that democracies were superior to oligarchies that produced fear.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 For much of recorded history, speaking truth to power was dangerous and ill-advised. The ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius stressed the importance of obedience toward superiors and rulers, while the Sumerian Code of Ur-Nammu from around 2050 BCE decreed that if a slave woman curses someone acting with the authority of her mistress, they shall scour her mouth with one sila of salt.
#2 Among the ancient world’s harsh commandments, we can detect traces of religious tolerance. The Achaemenid Persian Empire’s king, Cyrus the Great, issued a clay cylinder declaring freedom of worship for his empire’s subjects in the sixth century BCE.
#3 The city of Athens was the first to formalize and articulate the values of democracy and free speech as a source of pride and virtue. However, the Athenian democracy was not ideal, as it did not include women, foreigners, and slaves.
#4 Demosthenes, a famous Athenian orator, was a champion of parrh?sía. He believed that free speech led to truth, and that democracies were superior to oligarchies that produced fear.