At the Huffington Post, psychologist David Moshman reviews two new books on academic freedom: Unsafe Space, and Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity (I have not read either). Reflecting on these books, Moshman, an emeritus professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who describes himself as an "intellectual freedom activist," notes that the idea of intellectual freedom is based on a recognition that there's such a thing as objective truth. Of course, the same is true of good science....
Published on September 29, 2016 12:18