Speak Freely : Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech / Keith Whittington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whittington, Keith, author.

Series:

New forum books.

New Forum Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States--Philosophy.

Education, Higher.

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Academic freedom--United States.

Academic freedom.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages :) illustrations ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Why free speech is the lifeblood of colleges and universitiesFree speech is under attack at colleges and universities today, with critics on and off campus challenging the value of open inquiry and freewheeling intellectual debate. Too often speakers are shouted down, professors are threatened, and classes are disrupted. In Speak Freely, Keith Whittington argues that universities must protect and encourage free speech because vigorous free speech is the lifeblood of the university. Without free speech, a university cannot fulfill its most basic, fundamental, and essential purposes, including fostering freedom of thought, ideological diversity, and tolerance.Examining such hot-button issues as trigger warnings, safe spaces, hate speech, disruptive protests, speaker disinvitations, the use of social media by faculty, and academic politics, Speak Freely describes the dangers of empowering campus censors to limit speech and enforce orthodoxy. It explains why free speech and civil discourse are at the heart of the university's mission of creating and nurturing an open and diverse community dedicated to learning. It shows why universities must make space for voices from both the left and right. And it points out how better understanding why the university lives or dies by free speech can help guide everyone-including students, faculty, administrators, and alumni-when faced with difficult challenges such as unpopular, hateful, or dangerous speech.Timely and vitally important, Speak Freely demonstrates why universities can succeed only by fostering more free speech, more free thought-and a greater tolerance for both.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

The mission of a University

The tradition of free speech

Free speech on campus

Ideological ostracism and viewpoint diversity on campus

Notes

For further reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4008-8988-X

OCLC:

1132669207