Discussants:
Jens Hanssen (professor and director of OIB)
Sami Khatib (fellow at large, OIB)
Marie Sanazaro (assistant professor, CHLA, AUB)

Abstract
In his article "An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?," published in 1784, Kant makes a strong case for the freedom of public speech. In this roundtable, we discuss how the dialectics of freedom and restriction have changed today in light of undesired, denied or disavowed realities that challenge the views and alliances of state actors who claim to protect academic freedom.