Think Again
2 books in this series
Is Free Speech Under Threat?
Two leading thinkers present alternative answers to one of the most difficult and divisive questions of our times: Is free speech under threat?
Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, the leading free expression organisation, argues that alongside the necessary and long-overdue elevation of minority voices in recent years, there has also arisen an uncompromising intolerance – most notably on university campuses and online – that wrongly equates a wide range of offensive speech with violence and seeks to shut it down. This has led to an escalating free speech arms race, from which everyone loses.
Charlotte Lydia Riley, historian of empire and editor of The Free Speech Wars, argues that accusations of cancel culture and defences of free speech are too often disingenuous attempts to fuel a culture war and so inhibit an important realignment in which hateful speech is at last being called out for what it is and the right to free expression is being extended to more people than ever before.
Published in conjunction with Intelligence Squared, the world’s leading curator of debate, this book is part of the THINK AGAIN series: short books that present two expert, contrasting but equally persuasive views in a single volume that can be read from either end.
Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, the leading free expression organisation, argues that alongside the necessary and long-overdue elevation of minority voices in recent years, there has also arisen an uncompromising intolerance – most notably on university campuses and online – that wrongly equates a wide range of offensive speech with violence and seeks to shut it down. This has led to an escalating free speech arms race, from which everyone loses.
Charlotte Lydia Riley, historian of empire and editor of The Free Speech Wars, argues that accusations of cancel culture and defences of free speech are too often disingenuous attempts to fuel a culture war and so inhibit an important realignment in which hateful speech is at last being called out for what it is and the right to free expression is being extended to more people than ever before.
Published in conjunction with Intelligence Squared, the world’s leading curator of debate, this book is part of the THINK AGAIN series: short books that present two expert, contrasting but equally persuasive views in a single volume that can be read from either end.
Do We Have the Right to Die?
Two leading thinkers present alternative answers to one of the most difficult and divisive questions of our times: do we have the right to die?
This powerful and timely book brings together two of Britain’s most respected thinkers to confront one of society’s most emotionally-charged issues: assisted dying.
The former President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, makes the case that individuals should have the freedom to decide the time and manner of their own death, exploring how the law can establish effective safeguards. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams, argues that such a right cannot be absolute, raising ethical and practical concerns about the sanctity of life.
For readers who feel unsure or undecided, these two compelling perspectives illuminate the profound questions at the heart of the debate, just as the government begins the process of legalisation.
Published in conjunction with Intelligence Squared, the world’s leading curator of debate, this book is part of the Think Again series: short books that present two expert, contrasting but equally persuasive views in a single volume.
This powerful and timely book brings together two of Britain’s most respected thinkers to confront one of society’s most emotionally-charged issues: assisted dying.
The former President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, makes the case that individuals should have the freedom to decide the time and manner of their own death, exploring how the law can establish effective safeguards. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams, argues that such a right cannot be absolute, raising ethical and practical concerns about the sanctity of life.
For readers who feel unsure or undecided, these two compelling perspectives illuminate the profound questions at the heart of the debate, just as the government begins the process of legalisation.
Published in conjunction with Intelligence Squared, the world’s leading curator of debate, this book is part of the Think Again series: short books that present two expert, contrasting but equally persuasive views in a single volume.