Libertad de prensa y energía política en la Areopagítica de John Milton
Keywords:
Libertad de prensa, Libertad de expresión, Energía política, Dinamismo político y social, Progreso social, Freedom of the press, Freedom of speech, Political energy, Political and social dynamism, Social progressAbstract
The famous tract John Milton wrote by the title of Areopagitica in defence of the freedom of the press in 1644 is widely considered the foundational essay of the free debate tradition and the genesis of the most wielded argument in the modern formation process of the freedom of speech: the celebrated -open encounter- between truth and falsehood, the well-known argument of the search of truth as a vehicle to enjoy freedom. However, Milton essentially advocated in the Areopagitica an open and dynamic conception of the freedom of expression as vehicle to encourage and as a channelling device of the political and social energy. Indeed, the defence of the freedom of the press that Milton delineates in the areopagitical essay integrates a comprehensive concept of liberty: individual and collective, private and public, open and dynamic, since for the Miltonian conception the free and rational exercise of the freedom of speech is the foundation of both the political energy and the conquest of social progress; thus, political and social dynamism constitutes the fundamental postulate of Milton´s Areopagitica
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El célebre discurso que John Milton escribió bajo el título de Areopagitica en defensa de la libertad de prensa en 1644 es considerado el ensayo fundacional de la tradición del libre debate y la génesis del argumento más esgrimido en el moderno proceso de formación de la libertad de expresión: el célebre -encuentro abierto- entre la verdad y el error, el conocido argumento de la búsqueda de la verdad como vehículo del goce de la libertad. Sin embargo, esencialmente, Milton defendió en la Areopagítica una concepción abierta y dinámica de la libertad de expresión, vehículo de potenciación y canalización de la energía política y social. En efecto, la defensa de la libertad de prensa que Milton articula en el ensayo areopagítico integra un concepto de libertad plural: individual y colectivo, privado y público, abierto y dinámico, en la medida en que para la concepción miltoniana el ejercicio libre y racional de la libertad de expresión es fundamento de la energía política y de la consecución del progreso social, constituyendo así el dinamismo político y social postulado fundamental de la argumentación que Milton sostiene en la Areopagítica.
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