Anonymity, Pseudonymity, and Deliberation: Why Not Everything Should Be Connected
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Peer-reviewed
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Moore, AJ
Abstract
The discussion of anonymity and deliberation has repeatedly circled around two contradictory normative positions. One is that anonymity is valuable because it enables expression free from fear of repercussions. The other is that anonymity is destructive because it enables expression free from fear of repercussions. The same feature that enables a teenager from a repressive religious community to talk freely about his sexuality without fear of exposure also enables cruel and abusive responses that may inhibit such expressions.
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5003 Philosophy, 4408 Political Science, 50 Philosophy and Religious Studies, 44 Human Society
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Journal of Political Philosophy
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0963-8016
1467-9760
1467-9760
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Leverhulme. Grant Number: RP2012-CO17