Freedom of speech on campus

Bibliographic Data

ID10344211
AuthorsAlexandru Marcoci (0000-0002-5780-0805, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Alexandra Oprea (0000-0001-7968-932X, University at Buffalo ,)
Year2024
Volume74
Issue4
Pages1251-1273
Publication date2024-08-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/pq/pqae095
OpenAlexW4402051513
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

What should be the rules governing campus speech in a liberal democratic society? On one side are those arguing for maximal protections for campus speech analogous to the First Amendment in the United States. On the other are those promoting stricter regulation of speech through formal and informal speech codes. This paper aims to carve a new path in the conversation. Both sides agree that the mission of the university is the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and that achieving this mission requires tolerant and open-minded students, faculty, and administrators. However, neither side has explicitly connected its advocacy for specific speech policies with these shared goals. Our paper advances the conversation by proposing a series of empirically testable mechanisms for connecting speech policies to the desired outcomes. We also argue that focusing on these mechanisms opens the way towards new and more tractable conceptual and normative debates

Conversation · Democracy · Deontic logic · Epistemology · First amendment · Free speech · Law and economics · Linguistics · Normative · Path (computing · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Speech act · Academic Freedom and Politics · Communication · Computer Science · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Rhetoric and Communication Studies