"Civility and decency are secondary values. They regulate compliance with an established order and orthodoxy. We should seek to use these values to enforce our order and our orthodoxy, not pretend that they could ever be neutral. To recognize that enmity is real is its own kind of moral duty."
And, lest you think that he intends to pursue a different course at this "University", or that the above does not represent the University's vision, here's what he wrote today: https://twitter.com/SohrabAhmari/status/1457712410438119427
"I told the founders that, standing in the ancient tradition of Catholic education, I don’t, in fact, believe that the university can or should enshrine mere free speech or free inquiry as its highest ideal. I was pleasantly surprised when they replied, “That’s why we want you.”"
"Civility and decency are secondary values. They regulate compliance with an established order and orthodoxy. We should seek to use these values to enforce our order and our orthodoxy, not pretend that they could ever be neutral. To recognize that enmity is real is its own kind of moral duty."
And, lest you think that he intends to pursue a different course at this "University", or that the above does not represent the University's vision, here's what he wrote today: https://twitter.com/SohrabAhmari/status/1457712410438119427
"I told the founders that, standing in the ancient tradition of Catholic education, I don’t, in fact, believe that the university can or should enshrine mere free speech or free inquiry as its highest ideal. I was pleasantly surprised when they replied, “That’s why we want you.”"