Posted by Todd Zywicki:
Humility and Free Speech on Campus:
[1]FIRE's Greg Lukianoff observes:
[At] the core of the philosophy of free speech is a very beautiful
idea: humility. None of us is omniscient and we must at all times
recognize that wisdom can arise from unexpected sources....
Professors who remember that their students present a constant
opportunity for them to learn and are not merely inductees to be
reformed to a �correct� way of thinking better represent the true
spirit of both liberty and education. If more professors, students,
and administrators approached the views of others with humility and
a willingness to learn through the process of debate and discussion
we would see far fewer of the types of abuses FIRE fights every
day.
Nicely said.
References
1. http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/5466.html
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