The Future of Academic Freedom
| Author | : Louis Menand |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226520056 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226520056 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Future of Academic Freedom by : Louis Menand
Download or read book The Future of Academic Freedom written by Louis Menand and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays respond to critics of the university, but they also respond to one another: Rorty and Haskell argue about the epistemological foundations of academic freedom; Gates and Sunstein discuss the legal and educational logic of speech codes. But in the end the volume achieves an unexpected consensus about the need to reconceive the concept of academic freedom in order to meet the threats and risks of the future.
