Question

How does Mill defend the freedom of speech?

Answer 1

Mill defend the freedom of speech by the following statements:

• Mill defends the freedom of speech by stating that any opinion or arguments must be made whether it seems to be right or wrong in a making a decision.
• Based on the arguments proper discussion has to be made that may lead to a suitable conclusion.
• These discussions can be made with similar or opposition parties to get into a conclusion.
• Lack of communication leads to faulty approval of rejected statements and affects the quality of speech involved in decision making process.
• So even the discussion is done based on the false statement or conspiracy theories that provides knowledge about the freedom of speech.
• Thus one shall make a proper decision based on this freedom of speech act by interacting with others.