Book Review

Academic Freedom: How Odd is That?

Prof. Stanley Fish
Vol. 88, Issue 1
Book Review appears in Issue 1
88 Texas L. Rev. 171 (2009)

Professor Fish reviews Matthew Finkin and Robert Post’s book, For the Common Good: Principles of American Academic Freedom.  In his review, Fish argues that Finkin and Post are too quick to cast aside justifiable and coherent theological objections to academic freedom.  Fish also notes that Finkin and Post’s defense of absolute academic freedom is inconsistent with the rights of donors and governing bodies to assert control over academic institutions.

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