Academic Activism Revisited |
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| Authors: | Bas van der Vossen |
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| Institution: | Department of Philosophy, Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA, 92866 USA |
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| Abstract: | Academics are, or ought to be, engaged in an impartial search for the truth. Many academics also are, but ought not to be, engaged in political activism. I defend a moral duty for academics to refrain from such activism. Ben Jones’ article in this journal rejects such a duty. This article responds to his objections, thereby more carefully formulating when and why political activism is morally problematic, and what burdens it may imply. |
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