Absolute Freedom of Speech and Social Media: Deconstructing the Argument of Individual Self-Realization

Autores/as

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/daimon.610891
Palabras clave: Autorrealización, Autonomía, Scanlon, Redes Sociales, Esfera Pública, Habermas

Resumen

El artículo cuestiona la concepción absoluta de la libertad de expresión como medio incondicional para la autorrealización individual. Inicialmente, se discute la posición de Scanlon y Redish, revelando las vulnerabilidades inherentes a sus argumentos. A continuación, se argumenta en contra de la visión de una libertad de expresión ilimitada como esencial para la autorrealización. Finalmente, aun aceptando la premisa de la autorrealización como axioma, las redes sociales no se calificarían como arenas adecuadas para su efectuación, dada su incapacidad para replicar las características fundamentales de una esfera pública que favorezca el debate abierto, plural y racional.

The paper challenges the absolute conception of freedom of speech as an unconditional means for individual self-realization. Firstly, it discusses the positions of Scanlon and Redish, revealing the inherent vulnerabilities in their arguments. Subsequently, it argues against the view of unlimited freedom of speech as fundamental to self-realization. Finally, even if one were to accept the premise of self-realization as an axiom, social media would not qualify as suitable arenas for its actualization, given their inability to replicate the fundamental characteristics of a public sphere that favors open, plural, and rational debate. Keywords: self-realization, autonomy, Scanlon, social media, public sphere, Habermas.

Descargas

Los datos de descargas todavía no están disponibles.

Citas

Baker, C. E. (1989), Human Liberty and Freedom of Speech. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Baker, E. (1982), “Realizing Self-Realization: Corporate Political Expenditures and Redish's ‘The Value of Free Speech’”, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 130 (3), pp. 646-677.

Barendt, E. (2007), Freedom of Speech. 2nd. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Bresolin, K. (2023a), Liberdade de expressão, esfera pública, plataformas digitais e mídias sociais, Ethic@ - An international Journal for Moral Philosophy, 22 (2), pp.761-790.

Bresolin, K. (2023b), Da busca da verdade ao discurso de ódio: Desconstruindo o mito da absolutidade da liberdade de expressão na era digital. Revista Sapere Aude, 14(28), pp.465-491.

Espinoza, D. S. E. (2017), “A doutrina do mínimo existencial”, Interfaces Científicas – Humanas e Sociais, 6 (1), pp.101-112.

Gomes, I. (2023), “Pobreza cai para 31,6% da população em 2022, após alcançar 36,7% em 2021”, Agência IBGE Notícias, Recuperado de: https://abrir.link/CnEfQ, Accessed on: 30.03.2024.

Habermas, J. (2001). Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit: Untersuchungen zu einer Kategorie der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp.

Habermas, J. (2022), “Überlegungen und Hypothesen zu einem erneuten Strukturwandel der politischen Öffentlichkeit“ en Habermas, J., Ein neuer Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit und die deliberative Politik. Berlin: Suhrkamp, p.9-68.

Loader, B. D., y Mercea, D. (2011), “Networking Democracy? Social Media Innovations and Participatory Politics.” Information, Communication and Society, 14 (6), pp.757-769.

Nagel, T. (1995), “Personal Rights and Public Space”. Philosophy Public Affairs, 24 (2), pp.83-107.

Pariser, E. (2011), The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. New York: Penguin Press.

Pinotti, F. (2023), “Google retira mensagem contra a PL das Fake News da página inicial”, CNN Brasil, Recuperado de: https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/google-retira-mensagem-contra-pl-das-fake-news-da-pagina-inicial/ . Accessed on: 02.04.2024.

Redish, M. “The Value of Free Speech”, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 130 (3), pp.591-645.

Scanlon, T. (1972). “A Theory of Freedom of Expression”, Philosophy & Public Affairs”, 1 (2), pp.204-226.

Scanlon, T. (2003), “Freedom of expression and categories of expression” en Scanlon, T., The Difficulty of Tolerance. Essay in Political Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.84-112.

Shewale, R. (2024), “Social Media Users 2024 (Global Data & Statistics)”, Demandsage. Recuperado de: https://www.demandsage.com/social-media-users/, Accessed on: 02.04.2024.

Shirky, C. (2011), “The Political Power of Social Media Technology, the Public Sphere, and Political Change”, Foreign Affairs, 90 (1), pp.1-9. Recuperado de: https://faculty.cc.gatech.edu/~beki/cs4001/Shirky.pdf.

Sunstein, C. R. (2006), Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge: New York: Oxford University Press.

Sunstein, C. R. (2017), #Republic: divided democracy in the age of social media. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Publicado
01-09-2024
Cómo citar
Bresolin, K. (2024). Absolute Freedom of Speech and Social Media: Deconstructing the Argument of Individual Self-Realization. Daimon Revista Internacional de Filosofia, (93), 55–70. https://doi.org/10.6018/daimon.610891
Número
Sección
MONOGRÁFICO sobre «Diversidad y deliberación en entornos digitales». Artículos: Democracia, deliberación y tolerancia en contextos digitales