Academic Tenure and Freedom: Ethical Issues (Issues in Academic Ethics) - Softcover

DeGeorge, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 084768332X ISBN 13: 9780847683321

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997

Synopsis

Academic freedom and tenure, both cherished institutions of higher education, are currently under attack by many both outside and within the academy. Richard DeGeorge argues that they can be defended on ethical grounds only if they are joined with appropriate accountability, publicly articulated and defended standards, and conscientious enforcement of these standards by academic institutions and the members of the academic community. He discusses the ethical justification of tenure and academic freedom, as well as ethical issues in their implementation. He argues that academic freedom, which is the basis for tenure, is not license nor the same as freedom of speech. Properly understood and practiced, both academic freedom and tenure exist not to benefit faculty members or their institutions, but to benefit an open society in which they thrive and of which they are an important part.

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About the Author

Richard DeGeorge is University Distinguished Professor in Philosophy at the University of Kansas and the author of Business Ethics and Competing with Integrity in International Business.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084768332X
• ISBN 13: 9780847683321
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300