Statement from Philosophy Professors & Graduate Students on University of Waterloo Attack

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A statement from philosophers in response to the knife attack on the professor and students in a philosophy of gender course at the University of Waterloo this week, in which they “affirm our commitment to academic freedom, and condemn all uses of violence, intimidation, or derogation that attempt to undermine philosophical examinations of gender and sexuality” has been published and is open for signatures by other members of the philosophical community.

The statement was authored by Robin Dembroff (Yale), Justin Khoo (MIT), and L.A. Paul (Yale). It states:

We, as philosophy faculty and graduate students, are devastated by the attack on a professor and multiple students at the University of Waterloo during a course on philosophy of gender. Our thoughts are with those directly impacted, their families, and the University of Waterloo community. We stand with those affected, affirm our commitment to academic freedom, and condemn all uses of violence, intimidation, or derogation that attempt to undermine philosophical examinations of gender and sexuality.

The statement is posted here. Those interested in adding their name to the list of signatories can do so via this form.