Academic freedom / edited by Jennifer Lackey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lackey, Jennifer, editor.

Series:

Engaging philosophy.

Engaging philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic freedom.

Teaching, Freedom of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 215 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Recent years have seen growing concerns about threats to academic freedom in light of the changing norms of and demands on the university. This volume brings together contributions from leading philosophers about the latest issues - ranging from safe spaces to social media controversies - and traditional challenges for academic freedom.

Contents:

Cover; Academic Freedom; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1: Academic Freedom; 1. The Rationale for Academic Freedom; 2. The Parameters of Academic Freedom; 3. Applications; 4. Conclusion; References; Part II: The Rationale for Academic Freedom; 2: Academic Freedom and the Politics of Truth; 1. Introduction; 2. Two Kinds of Threats to Freedom; 3. Truth as a Public Good; 4. Universities and the Space of Reasons; References; 3: Is There a "Safe Space" for Academic Freedom?; 1. Can the University Be a Place "Where We Can Go as We Are and Not Be Questioned"?

2. Navigating the Terrain of "Trauma" and "Triggers"3. Stigma, Respect, and "the Decent Drapery of Life"; 4. The Dangers of Believing that "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Wounds You"; 5. Conclusion: Home, Alienation, and Morally Conscientious Citizenship; References; 4: Two Concepts of Free Speech; 1. Introduction; 2. The Basic Distinction; 2.1 Unhindered speech; 2.2 Protected speech; 2.3 Comparing unhindered and protected speech; 3. The Significance of the Distinction; 3.1 Free speech and social life; 3.2 Free speech and political action

4. The Attractions of Equating Free Speech with Protected Speech4.1 The normative consideration; 4.2 The sociological consideration; 4.3 The historical consideration; 5. The Benefits of Unhindered Speech, Protected or Not; 5.1 Beyond the linkage with freedom; 5.2 Functional effects; 5.3 The role of functional effects; 6. The Benefits of Protected Speech; 6.1 Looking for the benefits of protection as such; 6.2 The status benefit; 6.3 The enfranchising benefit; 6.4 The responsibility benefit; 7. A Case Study: Academic Freedom; 8. Conclusion; References

Part III: The Parameters of Academic Freedom5: Realpolitik of Academic Freedom: The Steven Salaita Case; 1. Facts of the Case; 2. Legal Issues; 3. History of Academic Freedom Relevant to the Salaita Case; 4. The "Civility" Standard; 5. A Post-Salaita Realpolitik of Academic Freedom; 6. Some Predictions for Post-Salaita Effects; References; 6: Freedom of Research Area; 1. Introduction; 2. Tenure Decisions; 3. Against F.R.A.; 4. Against F.R.A.D.; 5. Conclusion; References; PART IV: Silencing and Beyond: Microaggressions, Content Warnings, and Political Correctness

7: Beyond Just Silencing: A Call for Complexity in Discussions of Academic Free Speech1. Kinds of Interventions into Speech-Some Uncontroversial Points; 1.1 Pernicious and non-pernicious silencing; 1.1.1 Silencing of academics; 1.1.2 Silencing of students in the classroom; 1.2 Non-silencing interventions into academic speech; 1.2.1 Required additions to speech; 1.2.2 Suggested additions to speech; 1.2.3 Coercively suggested additions to speech; 1.3 Summing up; 2. Controversial Cases; 2.1 Content warnings; 2.1.1 Suggested content warnings; 2.1.2 Required content warnings

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-250913-6

0-19-186845-0

0-19-250912-8