{"product_id":"speak-freely-keith-e-whittington-9780691181608","title":"Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy free speech is the lifeblood of colleges and universities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFree speech is under attack at colleges and universities today, with critics on and off campus challenging the value of open inquiry and freewheeling intellectual debate. Too often speakers are shouted down, professors are threatened, and classes are disrupted. In \u003ci\u003eSpeak Freely\u003c\/i\u003e, Keith Whittington argues that universities must protect and encourage free speech because vigorous free speech is the lifeblood of the university. Without free speech, a university cannot fulfill its most basic, fundamental, and essential purposes, including fostering freedom of thought, ideological diversity, and tolerance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining such hot-button issues as trigger warnings, safe spaces, hate speech, disruptive protests, speaker disinvitations, the use of social media by faculty, and academic politics, \u003ci\u003eSpeak Freely\u003c\/i\u003e describes the dangers of empowering campus censors to limit speech and enforce orthodoxy. It explains why free speech and civil discourse are at the heart of the university's mission of creating and nurturing an open and diverse community dedicated to learning. It shows why universities must make space for voices from both the left and right. And it points out how better understanding why the university lives or dies by free speech can help guide everyone--including students, faculty, administrators, and alumni--when faced with difficult challenges such as unpopular, hateful, or dangerous speech. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimely and vitally important, \u003ci\u003eSpeak Freely\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates why universities can succeed only by fostering more free speech, more free thought--and a greater tolerance for both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith E. Whittington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691181608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691181608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2018","brand":"Keith E. Whittington","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990270509311,"sku":"9780691181608","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f69383e-3f27-4016-977a-07ac1c37e7ec.jpg?v=1683303895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speak-freely-keith-e-whittington-9780691181608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}