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  1. Mar 2018
  2. Feb 2017
    1. January 1985

      “Fear of War” should maybe be rephrased as “Threat of War”—unless you’re suggesting that the fear itself is the problem?

    1. To oblige instructors to do so as a matter of policy — as some students and faculty are arguing we should — establishes an unnecessary restriction on both the instructor’s and students’ freedom of speech. It encourages a climate of undue caution, timidity, and even fear in what should be a wide-ranging but mutually respectful exploration of ideas.

      In practice, trigger warnings often allow instructors to provide a wider range of materials to students than they might be willing to otherwise. If I, as a college instructor, weren’t permitted to issue trigger warnings to my students, I would likely avoid teaching many more sensitive materials. For example, I’d be reluctant to teach a text that involves rape if I couldn’t give students who might be traumatized by that material (rape survivors, e.g.) a way out.