This book investigates the phenomenon of cancelling historically as well as how it became an issue recently. It presents compelling philosophical arguments against the practice of cancelling and highlights various educational dangers and risks that emerge from this practice and deserve our attention.

Mordechai Gordon is Professor of Education at Quinnipiac University, USA.

Introduction; 1 The Contested Debate over the Meaning and Value of Cancel Culture; 2I Socrates, Spinoza, and other Cancelled Thinkers; 3 Cancelling during the McCarthy era; 4 Philosophical Arguments against Cancelling and Restricting Speech; 5 When is Cancelling Warranted?; 6 The Educational Dangers and Risks of Cancelling; 7 Education for Open-Mindedness