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Freedom of speech: a history from the forbidden fruit to Facebook

  • Written by Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University
Humans have always sought knowledge, all the way back to Eve.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

This essay is part of a series of articles on the future of education.


Free speech is in the news. Not least because several leading universities have adopted a “model code” to protect it on campus. And then there’s the Israel Folau...

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