Privacy and the Importance of ‘Getting Away With It’

One reason people value privacy is that it allows them to do or think bad things – things that, if made public, would warrant blame, censure, or punishment. Privacy protects several types of freedom – and one of these is the freedom to be bad. This paper will argue that this is a good thing.

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Main Author: Gaukroger, Cressida (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2020, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 416-439
Further subjects:B Privacy
B Non-Moral Values
B Concealment
B Autonomy
B Right to be Bad
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Summary:One reason people value privacy is that it allows them to do or think bad things – things that, if made public, would warrant blame, censure, or punishment. Privacy protects several types of freedom – and one of these is the freedom to be bad. This paper will argue that this is a good thing.
ISSN:1745-5243
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455243-20202987