Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion

Randal Marlin is a professor of Philosophy at Carleton University, Canada.

List of Illustrations
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition

CHAPTER 1: Why Study Propaganda?



Introduction
Definition
Two Major Propaganda Theorists: George Orwell and Jacques Ellul
Plan of the Book

Chapter 2: History of Propaganda



Introduction
Athens
Rome
The Early Christian Era
From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
The French Revolution and Its Aftermath
Later Nineteenth-Century Developments
British Propaganda in World War I
Leninist Propaganda
Nazi Propaganda
World War II to the Present Day, In Brief
Conclusion

CHAPTER 3: Propaganda Technique: An Analysis



Introduction
Overview
Devices Involving Language Manipulation
Non-Verbal Techniques
Conclusion

CHAPTER 4: Ethics and Propaganda



Introduction: What Is Ethics?
Ethical Theories
The Morality of Lying
Misleading without Actually Lying
The Ethics of Communication
On the Ethics of Propaganda
Conclusion: Propaganda and Autonomy

CHAPTER 5: Advertising and Public Relations Ethics



Introduction
Advertising
Public Relations Ethics
Conclusion

CHAPTER 6: Freedom of Expression: Some Classical Arguments



Introduction
John Milton
John Stuart Mill
Modern Communications Media: A Free and Open Encounter?
Additional Free Speech Arguments
Conclusion

CHAPTER 7: The Question of Controls



Introduction
Controls on Hate Propaganda
Advertising
Government Controls on the Media
The Media Controls Itself
Government Information
Addendum, 2012

CHAPTER 8: Propaganda, Democracy, and the Internet



The Achievements and Promise of the Internet
Uncertainties and Negative Features
Strategies for Democratizing the Net
Propaganda Analysis
Conclusion

Bibliography
Permission Acknowledgements
Index