Neutrality and the Academic Ethic

Download or read book Neutrality and the Academic Ethic written by Robert L. Simon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Neutrality and the Academic Ethic, the distinguished philosopher Robert L. Simon explores the claim that universities can and should be politically neutral. He examines conceptual questions about the meaning of neutrality, distinguishes different conceptions of what neutrality involves, and considers in what sense, if any, institutional neutrality is both possible and desirable. In Part II, a collection of original and previously published essays provides different views on these and related issues.