Categories

Free Speech

Share this post

  • Tweet
 

September 13, 2012

Steven Pinker on Taboos, Political Correctness, and Dissent

FIRE President Greg Lukianoff interviews Harvard psychology professor and bestselling author Steven Pinker about his books, the crucial role dissent plays in keeping society sane, the special importance of free speech on campus, and the origins of political correctness. Professor Pinker, a member of FIRE’s Board of Advisors, is the author of The Blank Slate, The Better Angels of our Nature, and The Stuff of Thought.

Read more at fir.ee/O22F9R.

Produced by Ted Balaker. Interview by Greg Lukianoff. Camera by Darby Duffin and Kyle Laffey. Music by audionautix.com.

 

0 Comments

You can be the first one to leave a comment.

Leave a Comment Click here to cancel reply.

 
 



 
 
gipoco.com is neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its contents. This is a safe-cache copy of the original web site.