"Do Universities Punish Free Thinkers?" with Dr Peter Boghossian | Episode 1 | Permission to Think

Peter recently quit his job as an assistant professor of philosophy, saying that universities have sacrificed ideas for ideology. The more he spoke out against illiberalism on campus, the more retaliation he faced. This is the first episode of the "Permission to Think" series, a collaboration between Uncomfortable Conversations and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney.

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Permission to Think is a public event speaker series of online conversations featuring thought leaders curated by Professor Alan Davison, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), and interviewed by broadcaster Josh Szeps.

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0:00 Intro
0:10 The Grievance Studies Affair
01:40 The Problem with "Critical Studies": Ideology vs Truth
06:54 Idea Laundering and the Academic Peer Review Process
08:28 Dominant Narratives, Moral Orthodoxy and Reality
10:53 The Abuse of Language and New Meanings of Words – "Equity" and "Fairness"
16:32 Equity, Ideology and Education
19:15 Objectivity vs Subjectivity
21:10 Discrimination against Asian Americans in Higher Education
22:36 Systems, Knowledge and Privilege: "Whiteness" and "Original Sin"
29:46 Universities, Safetyism and Criticizing Ideas
42:11 Having Difficult Conversations
47:12 Universities Now about Ideology not Truth
52:23 Peter’s Life and Fascination with the Socratic Method
1:02:20 Peter’s Turning Point and Resignation from Portland State University
1:15:00 Peter’s Advice to Young People