
226: Peter Boghossian: Is the university worth saving?
The Brendan O'Neill Show
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The Future of Academic Freedom
I think in those situations we always have to err on the side of freedom. What's happening on campuses are things that you and I really disapprove of. Legitimacy is created by doing good work, by building a community of trust because people have tried to falsify your ideas for an awfully fucking long time. We need to let this madness run its course,. assuming it does have a course and let the institutions crumble. The old story about freedom of speech is that anyone who thinks they can let censorship off the leash will always be for a rude awakening. It's too large of a behemoth for me to deal with. I'm going to give you what you're looking for.
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