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Fuller, Steve, 1959-. (2009) The genealogy of judgement: towards a deep history of academic freedom. British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol.57 (No.2). pp. 164-177. ISSN 0007-1005

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Abstract

The classical conception of academic freedom associated with Wilhelm von Humboldt and the rise of the modern university has a quite specific cultural foundation that centres on the controversial mental faculty of 'judgement'. This article traces the roots of 'judgement' back to the Protestant Reformation, through its heyday as the signature feature of German idealism, and to its gradual loss of salience as both a philosophical and a psychological concept. This trajectory has been accompanied by a general shrinking in the scope of academic freedom from the promulgation of world-views to the offering of expert opinion.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Academic freedom -- History, Idealism, German -- History, Judgment, Knowledge, Theory of, Education, Higher -- Philosophy
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Educational Studies
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0007-1005
Official Date: June 2009
Volume: Vol.57
Number: No.2
Page Range: pp. 164-177
Identification Number: 10.1111/j.1467-8527.2009.00434.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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