How Free is Free Speech?
9:00 am
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12:00 pm
Dem
How Free is Free Speech?
Seminar
Monday, 22 August
Mittelschule 2. Stock Klasse 9
180
minutes
English
What are the limitations to freedom of thought and expression, and how can articles 9 and 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights safeguard those rights? How to deal with opposing views and conflicts in academia, politics, everyday life? Are there meaningful, objective criteria to apply in specific situations? The participants are asked to contribute their own experiences. Keywords: academic freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of thought, wokeness, cancel culture.
Seminar Chair
Katharina Neges
University Project Assistant Graz University of Technology
Seminar Chair
Josef Mitterer
Professor Institute of Philosophy, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
Seminar Chair
Massimo La Torre
Professor of Philosophy of Law University of Catanzaro, Italy
Seminar Chair
Katharina Neges
University Project Assistant Graz University of Technology
Seminar Chair
Josef Mitterer
Professor Institute of Philosophy, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
Seminar Chair