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Title:
Freedom of speech on campus / Eamon Doyle, Editor.
Author:
Doyle, Eamon, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2018].

©2019
Call Number:
KF4772 .F7435 2019
ISBN:
9781534503076

9781534503083
Series:
Current controversies

Current controversies.
Physical Description:
175 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Are university campuses biased against conservative viewpoints? The university campus has been an emblem of the liberal-conservative divide since the student protests of the 1960s / There is an increasingly pronounced pattern of hostility toward free speech on American college campuses / Intellectual arguments that question the viability and value of free speech do not hold up / Liberal academics create an environment hostile to conservative viewpoints / Current attitudes about free speech on campus conflict with the First Amendment consitutional protections / The conservative prescription for action against "liberal" universities is destructive and unnecessarily political / Conservatives who dislike campus culture should respond with rational arguments rather than provocations / Should First Amendment protections extend to all speech? The First Amendment's protections and limitations / Free speech rights are critical from a legal and civil liberties perspective / Limitations on free speech in academia are potentially destructive / Some hateful and subversive speech threatens civil society / Hate speech is symptomatic of toxic underlying social dynamics that can lead to violence / Does some hate speech qualify as a type of violence? Arguments for and against the criminalization of hate speech / The distinction between physical and emotional harm is arbitrary and unhelpful / Free speech restrictions reflect a stronger understanding of free speech's historical dangers / No matter how unwelcome, sexually explicit speech is not sexual assault / Words are not equal to violence / Should speech on campus be regulated more than other public speech? The conflict between free speech absolutists and skeptics has reached its peak / Universities should be able to enforce speech norms to maintain the stability of their community / Certain restrictions on speech can support feelings of safety and acceptance for marginalized groups / Common sense limits on free speech are necessary for public schools in America / Millennials believe in freedom from offensive speech, but this is an incorrect interpretation of the Constitution / The dire threats to free speech on college campuses
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