The Three Dimensions of Freedom
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church & State, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Billy Bragg | ISBN: | 9780571353231 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber | Publication: | April 30, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber | Language: | English |
| Author: | Billy Bragg |
| ISBN: | 9780571353231 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Publication: | April 30, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Language: | English |
At a time when opinion trumps facts and truth is treated as nothing more than another perspective, free speech has become a battleground. While authoritarians and algorithms threaten democracy, we argue over who has the right to speak.
To protect ourselves from encroaching tyranny, we must look beyond this one-dimensional notion of what it means to be free and, by reconnecting liberty to equality and accountability, restore the individual agency engendered by the three dimensions of freedom.
At a time when opinion trumps facts and truth is treated as nothing more than another perspective, free speech has become a battleground. While authoritarians and algorithms threaten democracy, we argue over who has the right to speak.
To protect ourselves from encroaching tyranny, we must look beyond this one-dimensional notion of what it means to be free and, by reconnecting liberty to equality and accountability, restore the individual agency engendered by the three dimensions of freedom.
