[Milton-L] Milton in our century

[Carol Barton]

I think you might want to focus on *what kind of censorship* Milton was advocating, and the reasons he gives for that being the case.

Doing so will answer most of the questions below.

Carol Barton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: dario 
  To: milton-l at lists.richmond.edu 
  Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 3:07 PM
  Subject: [Milton-L] Milton in our century


  Dear all,

  I am a British literature student and I have been asked to write about to what extend Areopagitica can be valid in our century. I have come up with certain ideas that I would like to share with you all but I would appreciate if you could also share with me whatever comes to your mind. Even the smallest tips may help me much. Here we go:

  1. To me, it is not only a political tract addressed to the Parliament in order to obtain press freedom, freedom of speech.

  2. Influence of Areopagitica in constitutions all over the world: the USA (1st Ammendment: freedom of speech), Spain, Poland.

  3. Elaborate on the idea that censorship reduces freedom.


  4. XXI century and the new systems of communication: Internet . Do filters violate the freedom Milton preached? 

  5. Milton urges to read from all sources s the way to get to know the truth. However, in this era of Internet, to what extent is his point of view practical or wise?

  6. What about yellow press? Should it be forbidden ? or perhaps, should their topics be controlled.if not censored?

  7. What about "parental filters" on the net? Do they violate our peoples rights as they do not allow them to have full access to certain sources of information? 

  8. Books and Internet censorship in China and other countries. Is this a wise point of view in order to maintain the country united and free from corrupted sources (rampant materialism everywhere,     pornography, yellow press.)? Or perhaps full individual freedom should be reached at any cost?, Which way may bring more values to the citizen and to the nations?

  9. The "watch-dog" entity: beneficial or a rights breaker? What would have said Milton about it?

   

  Thank you very much 

   

  D Gomez

   



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