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In the 'big tent' of free speech, can you be too open-minded?

  • Written by John Corvino, Dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College and Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University
In the 'big tent' of free speech, can you be too open-minded?In the 'big tent' philosophy of free speech, the more views, the better. But how does that hold up in practice?imageBROKER/Manuel Kamuf via Getty Images

People often extol the virtue of open-mindedness, but can there be too much of a good thing?

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