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

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Finkin, Matthew W

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Publication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009.Description: 263 pISBN:

9780300143546 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300143540 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Academic freedom -- United States

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Electronic books.

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344.73/078 22

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KF4242 .F56 2009eb

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89.06
86.52

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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.

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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.