▁a ▁Western ▁conception ▁of ▁philosophy ▁onto ▁other ▁cult ures ) ▁criticism , ▁the ▁" Be ▁More ▁Rad ical " ▁( by ▁question ing ▁the ▁rac ist , ▁sex ist , ▁and ▁imperial ist ▁bases ▁of ▁philosophy ▁in ▁the ▁West ) ▁criticism , ▁the ▁" Red ▁Her ring " ▁( the ▁canon ▁isn ' t ▁really ▁the ▁problem ▁with ▁philosophy ) ▁criticism , ▁the ▁" Up ▁Per is cope " ▁response , ▁and ▁the ▁" P ardon ▁Me , ▁Gent le men " ▁( but ▁you ▁are ▁ign oring ▁how ▁and ro cent ric ▁Western ▁philosophy ▁is ) ▁criticism . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Amy ▁Ol ber ding ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁wrote ▁a ▁detailed ▁reply ▁to ▁critics ▁of ▁Gar field ▁and ▁Van ▁Norden , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁critic isms ▁fall ▁into ▁a ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁pattern ▁that ▁bet ray s ▁a ▁fundamental ▁misunder standing ▁of ▁the ▁issues . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁Over ▁" The ▁Ign or ant ▁Do ▁Not ▁Have ▁a ▁Right ▁to ▁an ▁A udi ence " ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Bry an ▁W . ▁Van ▁Norden ▁published ▁an ▁opinion ▁piece ▁in ▁the ▁The ▁Stone ▁column ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁entitled ▁" The ▁Ign or ant ▁Do ▁Not ▁Have ▁a ▁Right ▁to ▁An ▁A udi ence ." ▁In ▁the ▁article , ▁Van ▁Norden ▁makes ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁John ▁Stuart ▁Mill ' s ▁defense ▁of ▁absolute ▁free ▁speech ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁sem inal ▁text ▁" On ▁Liber ty ." ▁Mill ' s ▁argument ,