A Place from where to Speak: The University and Academic Freedom

Autor/in	Badley, Graham
Titel	A Place from where to Speak: The University and Academic Freedom
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Studies, 57 (2009) 2, S.146-163 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1005
Schlagwörter	Academic Freedom; Freedom of Speech; Educational Philosophy; College Environment; Cultural Pluralism; Role of Education; Democratic Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; Redefreiheit; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Hochschulumwelt; Kulturpluralismus; Bildungsauftrag
Abstract	The university is promoted as "a place from where to speak". Academic freedom is examined as a crucial value in an increasingly uncertain age which resonates with Barnett's concern to encourage students to overcome their "fear of freedom". My concern is that the putative university space of freedom and autonomy may well become constricted by those who would limit not just our freedom to speak but also our freedoms to be and to do. Without academic freedom students and teachers, who might be able to fly, will not be permitted to fly. I review issues of academic freedom and free speech raised especially by Berlin, Voltaire, von Humboldt, Mill, Milton and Rorty. I discuss problems raised when free speech is heard by others as harmful and offensive to their beliefs and values. I offer a set of suggestions to ensure that the university may envision itself as a space of freedom, pluralism and tolerance. Finally, I reflect that the university, of all democratic institutions, should be the one which best serves its society as "a place from where to speak". (As Provided).
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