Having standards can include believing that some ideas shouldn't be legitimized with a platform in our college's community.
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Replying to @barrydeutsch @HPluckrose
But one would become very suspicious of such efforts in the case of disinviting an influential, heterodox thinker?
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Replying to @BeatConfusion @HPluckrose
Sure. But such conflicts are unavoidable, unless we curtail student's rights to petition for disinvitations.
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Replying to @barrydeutsch @HPluckrose
Perhaps they can petition all they want. But one would be leery of directly managing invitations from petitions?
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In the same way as we do not decide homework/course credit requirements via student petitions.
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Replying to @BeatConfusion @HPluckrose
Actually, there are many examples of student activism which attempted to influence what and how colleges teach.
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Replying to @barrydeutsch @HPluckrose
"Influence" hopefully being the key, operative word.
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Replying to @BeatConfusion @HPluckrose
In my view, who is invited to speak is something to determine via a free marketplace of ideas.
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Those for a speaker get to speak; those against the speaker get to speak. Whoever persuades the college wins.
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Replying to @barrydeutsch @HPluckrose
Let me table this piece by
@JonHaidt: http://heterodoxacademy.org/2016/12/09/why-progressive-professors-should-join-heterodox-academy-especially-now/ …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
This is central to what we are & are not arguing, Barry. Please read it.
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