I was able to read the op-ed in a private window (I don’t have a subscription to the Times anyway). The article is written in the context of a petition “opposing the deplatforming of philosophers on the basis of their views on sex and gender.” Callard chose not to sign. She argues herself back and forth a few times about why before settling on the opinion that philosophers should not engage in political behavior (such as petitioning) to convince each other about the ethics of their profession because doing so is unprofessional in the context of academic philosophy, a field that she asserts must remain dedicated to “belief acquisition [that is committed to being] intellectually honest, conducive to knowledge, nonaggressive, inquisitive, respectful.”
I was able to read the op-ed in a private window (I don’t have a subscription to the Times anyway). The article is written in the context of a petition “opposing the deplatforming of philosophers on the basis of their views on sex and gender.” Callard chose not to sign. She argues herself back and forth a few times about why before settling on the opinion that philosophers should not engage in political behavior (such as petitioning) to convince each other about the ethics of their profession because doing so is unprofessional in the context of academic philosophy, a field that she asserts must remain dedicated to “belief acquisition [that is committed to being] intellectually honest, conducive to knowledge, nonaggressive, inquisitive, respectful.”