Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the concept, traits and limits of the “academic freedom”notion, as it is formulated in the American Association of University Professors’(AAUP) 1915 Declaration . The significance of this definition lies in the vast influenceit has had not only in the American doctrine, but also in the shaping of academicfreedom in contemporary debate (20th and 21st centuries). The paper critically analyzesthe thesis proposed by the authors of the 1915 Declaration , according to whichacademic freedom can only be appropriately protected in “public” universities, thatis to say, those supported by the State, since they would be free and (apparently) notbonded to a previous declaration of principles. The conclusion proposed is that thisconception of academic freedom is heir of just one specific methodological idea ofuniversity, being, therefore, problematic to pose it as a general canon. Keywords: academic freedom, university, denominational universities, American Associationof University Professors (AAUP).
Highlights
The aim of this paper is to analyze the concept, traits and limits of the “academic freedom” notion, as it is formulated in the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) 1915 Declaration.The significance of this definition lies in the vast influence it has had in the American doctrine, and in the shaping of academic freedom in contemporary debate (20th and 21st centuries)
Esta redacción puede leerse también del siguiente modo: toda universidad que no comparta el modelo de una libertad de cátedra sin restricciones, no busca en realidad el conocimiento, sino el partisanismo y la propaganda, y en consecuencia carece de valor público
Algo similar se puede leer en Dewey, cuando sostiene que muchas instituciones se encuentran en un estado de transición, por cuanto, desde el punto de vista histórico, estarían atadas a un conjunto de creencias, a las cuales nominalmente todavía les deben una cierta lealtad; sin embargo estarían simultáneamente asumiendo funciones de universidad en sentido estricto, y aceptando en consecuencia obligaciones con toda la sociedad
Summary
The aim of this paper is to analyze the concept, traits and limits of the “academic freedom” notion, as it is formulated in the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) 1915 Declaration.The significance of this definition lies in the vast influence it has had in the American doctrine, and in the shaping of academic freedom in contemporary debate (20th and 21st centuries).
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