Tournament: ALL Jan-Feb | Round: 1 | Opponent: all | Judge: all
Ethical obligations derive from interactions among moral agents. Korsgard:
“The relations of… the other responsible”
Korsgard, Christine. “Creating the kingdom of ends: reciprocity and responsibility in personal relations.” Philosophical Perspectives, vol. 6, 1992, pp. 305-332.
Thus our ethical duties arise from mutually voluntary relations of reciprocity, and these agreements uniquely generate moral obligations. Gauthier:
“A contractarian theory… morally neutral, base.”
Gauthier, David (Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh). Morals by Agreement. (1986).
Thus the standard is consistency with contractual obligation.
First, protected speech is subject to reasonable restriction in college classrooms for the purposes of education. The 11th Circuit of the US Court of Appeals notes:
“Nevertheless, a correct… an open forum”
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Bishop v. Aronov, 926 F.2d 1066, 1991. Ellipses in original.
Thus, colleges are contractually obligated to impose content-based restrictions. Russo:
“Students at both… standards of teaching.”
Russo, Charles. Handbook of Comparative Higher Education Law, RandL Education, 2013.
Black faculty authority is undermined— their right to govern the classroom is key. Fields:
“Strained relations with… destructive to morale.”
Fields, Cheryl. “A morale dilemma – black professors on white campuses – includes related article on mentorship programs for black faculty – Cover Story” June 23, 2007 Diverse Issues in Higher Education.