For the common good [electronic resource] : principles of American academic freedom / Matthew W. Finkin and Robert C. Post.

By: Finkin, Matthew WContributor(s): Post, Robert, 1947- | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009Description: 263 pSubject(s): Academic freedom -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 344.73/078 LOC classification: KF4242 | .F56 2009Other classification: 89.06 | 86.52 Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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.
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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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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