free speech history Flashcards
1
Q
“democracy” in Athens
isegoria / isonomia / parrhesia
A
isegoria = freedom to speech for adult land holding males.
isonomia = Equality Before the Law
parrhesia = License to speech (even when you know what you speak is unpopular)
2
Q
categories of speech restriction:
slander / impious speech / sedition
A
slander=
impious speech = blasphemy, questions the existence of the gods
sedition= speech that threatens gov
