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Week 1 Moral Geographies: Freedom of speech on Campus ('No…
Week 1 Moral Geographies: Freedom of speech on Campus
Free Speech University Rankings
Launched 2015, Spiked magazine
Provides annual review of free speech in British Academy, ranks universities red, amber, green
Problem getting worse- censorship getting worse
UoM- the university Amber, Students Union- Red
Key Thinkers
Jeremy Bentham
- utilitarianism, morality about overall happiness and pleasure in society. Does not respect individual rights
John Stuart Mill
- Advocated civil rights over utilitarianism- complete rejection. No harm to others
**Immanuel Kant
- big rejection of utilitarianism- founder of universal rights. We should do something because its rights, not personal satisfaction. We are rational in theory and capable in reason
John Rawls
- moral and just society one with equality for all. If you don't know birth circumstances you'd want an equal society
Aristole
- More judgemental approach to morality, what is a good life? what should we do to be good people?
'No Platforming'
Many speakers blocked from universities
Students unions argument to maintain a safe space and protect vulnerable and minority groups
Left wing bubbles, where diversity of opinions are being blocked, curtailing free speech
2015- Julie Bindel banned from talking at Uom event- 'dangerous to transgender people'. 2004 article- 'gender benders'- men who undergo gender reassignment should not be considered women
Trump-supporting Milo Yiannopoulos also banned from same event
63% of students believe its right to have a 'no platforming' policy- no racist or fascist view on student premises
Censorship to progress an agenda that encompasses diversity
Roger Scruton- nearly No platformed- University of Bristol- because of traditionalist views against gay marriage- should be challenged and protested not banned- winning the public to oppose intolerance
Freedom of speech means nothing if it doesn't exist for the person who thinks differently
Shami Chakrabarti- freedom of speech right to offend, not the right to insight violence
Free speech does not neccessarily mean comfortable speech
NUS Boycott of the NSS
Calling for Final year students to Boycott the NSS over the launch of new TEF
NSS results rank universities for the TEF
Lectures dilemma- support the boycott or follow universities orders
Many spontaneous shout outs calling for a boycott
Generous Orthodoxy
Name of buildings: remove Woodrow Wilson name , racist, against slavery for economic over moral reasons
Students should have less confrontational on this issue, more understanding of history
Chester Wenger lost pastoral credentials over officiating the same-sex marriage of his son- respected orthodoxy over attacking his church
More reasoned approach to the issue- understanding people with opposing views rather than shouting them down
Ultimately, do I agree? why?
Ask what is the university for?, what should it allow? what is and isn't under its remit?