Stephen Kershnar, a philosophy professor, is in academic purgatory. “It’s not obvious to me that this is, in fact, wrong,” he said on the philosophy podcast, as part of a wide-ranging thought experiment about ethics and consent. His remarks went viral after a right-wing social media account, LibsofTikTok, posted about it. The president of SUNY Fredonia, Stephen H. Kolison Jr., called the professor’s comments “absolutely abhorrent” and said that Dr. Kershnar was being reassigned to duties that did not require contact with students. He announced an investigation and, Dr. Kershnar said, directed police to search his office and seize his computer.

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Persons: Stephen Kershnar, “, ”, LibsofTikTok, Stephen H, Kolison Jr, Kershnar Organizations: State University of New, SUNY Locations: State University of New York, Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia