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Speak Freely - Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech (Hardcover, 2 Ed)
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Speak Freely - Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech (Hardcover, 2 Ed)
Series: New Forum Books
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Why free speech is the lifeblood of colleges and universities Free
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.
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