Tag: The Ethics of Controversy

Sidney Hook, sug­gest­ed rules for demo­c­ra­t­ic dis­course, from “The Ethics of Con­tro­ver­sy,” Sid­ney Hook on Prag­ma­tism, Democ­ra­cy and Free­dom: The Essen­tial Essays: Noth­ing and no one is immune from crit­i­cism. Every­one involved in a con­tro­ver­sy has an intel­lec­tu­al respon­si­bil­i­ty to…