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- Title
The Evolving Social Purpose of Academic Freedom.
- Authors
Dea, Shannon
- Abstract
In the face of the increasing substitution of free speech for academic freedom, I argue for the distinctiveness and irreplaceability of the latter. Academic freedom has evolved alongside universities in order to support the important social purpose universities serve. Having limned this evolution, I compare academic freedom and free speech. This comparison reveals freedom of expression to be an individual freedom, and academic freedom to be a group-differentiated freedom with a social purpose. I argue that the social purpose of academic freedom behooves an inclusive approach to group differentiation.
- Publication
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 2, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1054-6863
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/ken.2021.0012