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Top Professors Say ‘Philosophers Should Not Be Sanctioned’ For Opinions On Gender Identity

Paul Bois

Even far-left Princeton professor Peter Singer agrees that philosophers should not be censored by university officials for expressing views about sexuality and gender identity that go against the prevailing leftist orthodoxy.

In an open letter published on Inside Higher Ed, top scholars from Oxford to Princeton agreed that academic thinkers and members of the broader swath of society should be allowed to discuss controversial matters pertaining to sexuality without fear of reprisal. The scholars argued that censorship should only come if someone is directly inciting violence against a group of people.

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