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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Philosophy Colloquium Thursday, October 25, 2012 Michael Kessler Lecturer in PhilosophyUniversity of Pittsburgh will give a talk"A puzzle about the law of obscenity" The law of obscenity relies on the premise that some forms of expression involve a wrong that goes beyond mere offensiveness. Such speech is considered "low value" and on a par with other forms of unprotected speech, like fraud and defamation. However, on closer inspection the badness of obscenity cannot easily be explained in terms of the harms that arise from instances of fraud or defamation. I argue that the usual justifications for the law of obscenity lack adequate philosophical foundations, and suggest a different way of dealing with the concept of obscenity. Location: Hegeman 102 Sponsor: Philosophy Program Contact: Kritika Yegnashankaran. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7393 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/news/events/