Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. 1 . A Brief History of Academic Freedom 1
5. 2. Truth, Balance, and Freedom 10
6. 3 . Academic Freedom and its Opponents 27
7. 4. Academic Freedom Under Fire 40
8. 5. Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom 57
9. 6. Obscurantism and Academic Freedom 81
10. 7. What ’S so Special About Academic Freedom? 97
11. 8. Academic Freedom and the Constitution 123
12. 9. IRB Licensing 153
13. 10. To Follow The Argument Where It Leads : An Antiquarian View Of The Aim Of Academic Freedom At The University Of Chicago 190
14. 11. What is Academic Freedom For? 239
15. 12. Academic Freedom: Some Considerations 247
16. 1 3 . Academic Freedom and the Boycott of Israeli Universities 275
17. 14. Exercising Rights : Academic Freedom and Boycott Politics 293
18. 15. Israel and Academic Freedom 316
19. 16. Academic Freedom and the Subservience to Power 334
20. 17. Academic Freedom: A Pilot Study of Faculty Views 343
21. Contributors 395
22. Index 405