Here’s a clip giving more of John H. Garvey’s philosophy from today’s CNA article:
In a 2002 letter, Garvey tried to allay concern that Boston College’s Catholic identity will require “a certain orthodoxy,” claiming that “no school that regulates ideas can justly call itself a university.”
Garvey also expressed faith that free argument would resolve the questions surrounding the Terri Schiavo case in a 2005 dean’s column in BC Law Magazine. He said he was unsure what to think of the case, writing “as in abortion cases, the courts seem more eager to end life than the elected branches.” However, he also noted the argument that medical decision-making should be private.
He “heartily” endorsed John Stuart Mill’s argument about liberty of thought and discussion as a way forward. Read more here.
