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

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Donald Alexander Downs Chris W. Surprenant

The Value and Limits of Academic Speech

Philosophical, Political, and Legal Perspectives

Donald Alexander Downs, Chris W. Surprenant

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Routledge
30 April 2018

Ethical issues: censorship; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Freedom of information & freedom of speech

Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

"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.

The essays in this collection, written by prominent philosophers, political scientists, sociologists, and legal scholars, examine the issues at the forefront of the crisis of free speech in higher education. The contributors address the broader historical, cultural, legal, and normative contexts of the current crisis, and take care to analyze the role of ""due process"" in protecting academic freedom and individuals accused of misconduct. Additionally, the volume is unique in that it advances practical remedies to campus censorship, as the editors and many of the contributors have participated in movements to remedy limitations on free speech and open inquiry. The Value and Limits of Academic Speech will educate academic professionals and informed citizens about the phenomenon of progressive censorship and its implications for higher education and the republic."

Edited by: Donald Alexander Downs, Chris W. Surprenant
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781138479890
ISBN 10: 1138479896
Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
Pages: 358
Publication Date: 30 April 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Donald Alexander Downs is the Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science, Law, and Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Glenn B. and Cleone Orr Hawkins Professor of Political Science at the University. He is also the director and co-founder of the University’s Wisconsin Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy. Chris W. Surprenant is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans, where he is the founding director of the Alexis de Tocqueville Project, an interdisciplinary center for research and programming focusing on issues at the intersection of ethics, individual freedom, and the law.