For the common good : principles of American academic freedom / Matthew W. Finkin and Robert C. Post.
By: Finkin, Matthew W.
Contributor(s): Post, Robert.
Material type: BookPublisher: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009Description: 263 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780300143546 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780300177527 (pbk).Subject(s): Academic freedom -- United StatesDDC classification: 344.73/078 Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Summary: This book offers a concise explanation of the history and meaning of American academic freedom, and it attempts to intervene in contemporary debates by clarifying the fundamental functions and purposes of academic freedom in America.--From publisher description.
The historical origins of the concept of academic freedom -- The 1915 Declaration and the American concept of academic freedom -- Freedom of research and publication -- Freedom of teaching -- Freedom of intramural expression -- Freedom of extramural expression.
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Non Fiction | BardBerlinLibrary | 344.73 Fin 2009 (Browse shelf) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-241) and index.
The historical origins of the concept of academic freedom -- The 1915 Declaration and the American concept of academic freedom -- Freedom of research and publication -- Freedom of teaching -- Freedom of intramural expression -- Freedom of extramural expression.
This book offers a concise explanation of the history and meaning of American academic freedom, and it attempts to intervene in contemporary debates by clarifying the fundamental functions and purposes of academic freedom in America.--From publisher description.
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