Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Forensic Psychiatry, Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Psychol Rep. 2023 Jun;126(3):1130-1142. doi: 10.1177/00332941211061080. Epub 2022 Jan 31.
Works of art and information judged as obscene can be censored or banned. This brief review evaluates the costs and benefits of censorship and the banning of artwork and information. In the history of psychology, Frederick Wiseman's film epitomizes the disadvantages of concealing art content. Despite protecting the privacy of patients, the ban of delayed the reform of psychiatric treatment practices and hospitals. The decision to censor or ban artistic and scientific information can result in the loss of knowledge and potential improvements to social, political, and economic institution practices.
艺术品和被判定为淫秽的信息可以被审查或禁止。本简要回顾评估了审查和禁止艺术品和信息的成本和收益。在心理学史上，弗雷德里克·怀斯曼的电影《提提卡失序记事》就体现了隐藏艺术内容的弊端。尽管保护了患者的隐私，但该禁令却延迟了精神病治疗实践和医院的改革。审查或禁止艺术和科学信息的决定可能导致知识的丧失以及对社会、政治和经济制度实践的潜在改进。
