The Ethics of No Platforming: Defending the Defense of Immoral Ideas on University Campuses
1 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Received: 2 Feb 2024 / Revised: 4 Jul 2024 / Accepted: 6 Jul 2024 / Published: 30 Oct 2024
Abstract
A common justification for no platforming on university campuses contends that it is immoral to discuss and debate certain “problematic” points of view. The conventional line of response from campus free speech advocates denies this contention. This article offers an unconventional answer to the moral no platformer. I concede that it is immoral to publicly discuss and debate certain points of view. But I advocate doing it anyway. The argument appeals to the notion of admirable immorality and a traditional conception of what a university is.
Keywords: no platforming; free speech; academic freedom; admirable immorality; comic immoralism; following the argument wherever it leads
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Veber, M. The Ethics of No Platforming: Defending the Defense of Immoral Ideas on University Campuses. Controversial_Ideas 2024, 4, 12.
Veber M. The Ethics of No Platforming: Defending the Defense of Immoral Ideas on University Campuses. Journal of Controversial Ideas. 2024; 4(2):12.
Veber, Michael. 2024. "The Ethics of No Platforming: Defending the Defense of Immoral Ideas on University Campuses." Controversial_Ideas 4, no. 2: 12.
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