Academic Activism Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21497331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bas Van Der Vossen (0000-0002-1036-6087, Department of Philosophy Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy Chapman University One University Drive Orange CA 92866 USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-257 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Applied Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-3758 • E-ISSN: 1468-5930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/japp.12423 |
| OpenAlex | W3011983317 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Academics are, or ought to be, engaged in an impartial search for the truth. Many academics also are, but ought not to be, engaged in political activism. I defend a moral duty for academics to refrain from such activism. Ben Jones’ article in this journal rejects such a duty. This article responds to his objections, thereby more carefully formulating when and why political activism is morally problematic, and what burdens it may imply
Duty · Political activism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |