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The Value and Limits of Academic Speech: Philosophical, Political, and Legal Perspectives

The Value and Limits of Academic Speech: Philosophical, Political, and Legal Perspectives

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

PhilosophyGeneral Education

ISBN10: 1138479896
ISBN13: 9781138479890
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 30 2018
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Free speech has been a historically volatile issue in higher education. In recent years, however, there has been a surge of progressive censorship on campus. This wave of censorship has been characterized by the explosive growth of such policies as trigger warnings for course materials; safe spaces where students are protected from speech they consider harmful or distressing; micro-aggression policies that often strongly discourage the use of words that might offend sensitive individuals; new bias-reporting programs that consist of different degrees of campus surveillance; the dis-invitation of a growing list of speakers, including many in the mainstream of American politics and values; and the prominent shouting down or disruption of speakers deemed inconsistent with progressive ideology. Not to be outdone, external forces on the right are now engaging in social media bullying of speakers and teachers whose views upset them.

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