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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought...
What does the following quotations mean? The parts which I couldn't completely understand are in bold.
1: People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid." Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
2: Aren't people absurd! They never use the freedoms they do have, but demand those they don't have; they have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech." Søren Kierkegaard, Diapsalmata, Either/Or (1843).
1: People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid." Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
2: Aren't people absurd! They never use the freedoms they do have, but demand those they don't have; they have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech." Søren Kierkegaard, Diapsalmata, Either/Or (1843).
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1) He's saying that people avoid using their brains. He's also saying that people say a lot of stupid things. So, they have the freedom to think about what they say and then not say dumb things, but they don't use that freedom.
- 1) He's saying that people avoid using their brains.
- He's also saying that people say a lot of stupid things.
- So, they have the freedom to think about what they say and then not say dumb things, but they don't use that freedom.
- Instead, they demand to be allowed to say whatever idiotic thing comes out of their mouths.
- 2) he's saying the same thing here
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1) He's saying that people avoid using their brains. He's also saying that people say a lot of stupid things. So, they have the freedom to think about what they say and then not say dumb things, but they don't use that freedom. Instead, they demand to be allowed to say whatever idiotic thing comes out of their mouths.
2) he's saying the same thing here
2) he's saying the same thing here
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I think in this case he is referring to the abuse of "Freedom of speech" by those who would make others follow blindly.
Say a journalist cries freedom of speech to fight a gag order, when he's sensationalizing someone's guilt without any evidence to support the crime and the public declares his guilt without looking at the facts.
More directly, still, how about a member of the go
Say a journalist cries freedom of speech to fight a gag order, when he's sensationalizing someone's guilt without any evidence to support the crime and the public declares his guilt without looking at the facts.
More directly, still, how about a member of the go
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