Whos afraid of academic freedom? / Akeel Bilgrami & Jonathan R. Cole.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.Edition: paperback editionDescription: xvii, 428 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9780231168816

LOC classification:

W628 2016

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Contenidos : Introduction: Who Is Afraid of Academic Freedom?, by Akeel Bilgrami and Jonathan R. Cole 1. A Brief History of Academic Freedom, by Geoffrey R. Stone 2. Truth, Balance, and Freedom, by Akeel Bilgrami 3. Academic Freedom and Its Opponents, by David Bromwich 4. Academic Freedom Under Fire, by Jonathan R. Cole 5. Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom, by Joan W. Scott 6. Obscurantism and Academic Freedom, by Jon Elster 7. What's So Special About Academic Freedom?, by Michele Moody-Adams 8. Academic Freedom and the Constitution, by Robert Post 9. IRB Licensing, by Philip Hamburger 10. To Follow the Argument Where It Leads: An Antiquarian View of the Aim of Academic Freedom at the University of Chicago, by Richard A. Shweder 11. What Is Academic Freedom For?, by Robert J. Zimmer 12. Academic Freedom: Some Considerations, by Matthew Goldstein and Frederick Schaffer 13. Academic Freedom and the Boycott of Israeli Universities, by Stanley Fish 14. Exercising Rights: Academic Freedom and Boycott Politics, by Judith Butler 15. Israel and Islamic Freedom, by John Mearsheimer 16. Academic Freedom and the Subservience to Power, by Noam Chomsky 17. Academic Freedom: A Pilot Study of Faculty Views, by Jonathan R. Cole, Stephen Cole, and Christian C. Weiss List of Contributors Index

Summary: Celebrated scholars, including Joan Scott, Noam Chomsky, Stanley Fish, Judith Butler, Jon Elster, Akeel Bilgrami, and Jonathan R. Cole, examine contemporary pressures on the free pursuit of knowledge.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	W628 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000198039

Contenidos :
Introduction: Who Is Afraid of Academic Freedom?, by Akeel Bilgrami and Jonathan R. Cole 1. A Brief History of Academic Freedom, by Geoffrey R. Stone 2. Truth, Balance, and Freedom, by Akeel Bilgrami 3. Academic Freedom and Its Opponents, by David Bromwich 4. Academic Freedom Under Fire, by Jonathan R. Cole 5. Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom, by Joan W. Scott 6. Obscurantism and Academic Freedom, by Jon Elster 7. What's So Special About Academic Freedom?, by Michele Moody-Adams 8. Academic Freedom and the Constitution, by Robert Post 9. IRB Licensing, by Philip Hamburger 10. To Follow the Argument Where It Leads: An Antiquarian View of the Aim of Academic Freedom at the University of Chicago, by Richard A. Shweder 11. What Is Academic Freedom For?, by Robert J. Zimmer 12. Academic Freedom: Some Considerations, by Matthew Goldstein and Frederick Schaffer 13. Academic Freedom and the Boycott of Israeli Universities, by Stanley Fish 14. Exercising Rights: Academic Freedom and Boycott Politics, by Judith Butler 15. Israel and Islamic Freedom, by John Mearsheimer 16. Academic Freedom and the Subservience to Power, by Noam Chomsky 17. Academic Freedom: A Pilot Study of Faculty Views, by Jonathan R. Cole, Stephen Cole, and Christian C. Weiss List of Contributors Index

Celebrated scholars, including Joan Scott, Noam Chomsky, Stanley Fish, Judith Butler, Jon Elster, Akeel Bilgrami, and Jonathan R. Cole, examine contemporary pressures on the free pursuit of knowledge.

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