Texas bans Plato in universities

Cypress said:
The story is that conservatives are upset because the professor included Plato's 'Symposium' on the course syllabus; a dialogue which explores the ethical dimensions of love, but also has some allusions to homosexual relations.
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And drunkenness.
 
Cypress said:
You belong to the only elected political party in American history that has ever banned a seminal work of Plato from college curriculum. Sad.
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Nonsense. You fascist democrats banned Kant and Locke by order of King Obama. No school at any level may mention them, all books and magazines that made any mention of them have been burned by the party brown shirts. Anyone caught promoting the views of either philosopher will be arrested and forcibly transitioned. And this is every bit as true as your claim.

See, you're not clever because you lie and continuously repeat that lie.

No one banned Plato, as you full well know.
 
Unhinged has no idea about Locke and Kant.

Which American colleges and universities ban Locke and Kent?
No American college or university is known to ban John Locke or Immanuel Kant. The idea that campuses are removing these foundational philosophers from curricula is a myth, and nothing in credible reporting or academic policy reviews supports it.

What the evidence actually shows​

  • Searches of higher‑education reporting, academic‑freedom controversies, and curriculum debates reveal no cases where Locke or Kant have been prohibited from being taught.
  • Discussions about universities being “in crisis” or undergoing political pressure focus on governance, funding, DEI programs, or institutional restructuring—not on banning Enlightenment philosophers.
  • Even in highly politicized interventions—such as the overhaul of New College of Florida—there is no indication that Locke or Kant have been removed from philosophy or political‑theory offerings.

Why the rumor circulates​

Claims that “universities are banning Locke/Kant/Plato” often arise from:
  • Misinterpretations of isolated syllabus changes
  • Online forum exaggerations
  • Broader political narratives about higher education
  • Confusion between individual instructors choosing different texts and institutional bans
This is similar to the Texas A&M situation you were reading about: a narrow administrative action was inflated into “Texas bans Plato,” even though Plato is still widely taught.

What​

While Locke and Kant remain central to philosophy, political theory, and intellectual‑history curricula, universities are experiencing:
  • Governance battles
  • Shifts in general‑education requirements
  • Pressure from both left and right on what should be emphasized
But none of these developments amount to banning Enlightenment thinkers.
 
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