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[1st ed.] |
| Description |
156 pages. |
| Series |
Kingston, Ont. Queen's University. Chancellor's lectures, 8th ser. ; 1956
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Chancellor's lectures (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)) ; 8th ser., 1956.
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| Contents |
Political freedom: the compacttheory; political freedom first; natural law; the stuart kings and freedom; English freedom transported overseas; the American revolution; freedom of speech and of the press; democracy and freedom; the new situation created by communism; administrative autocracy and the attorney general's list; the "star chamber" -- Economic freedom: a few definitions; the rise and fall of laissez faire; the resistance to collectivism; the great depression and the new deal; the new free enterprise; galloping capitalism; untouched areas of free enterprise; "fair trade" -- The challenge of free enterprise -- Academic freedom: What is academic freedom and why is it challenged; The newest of the freedoms; the development of the concept in the United States; university government, professional pedagogues, and mediocrity; the situation and the student; communism; science and academic freedom; do we deserve academic freedom. |
| Subject |
Civil rights -- United States.
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Civil rights. |
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United States. |
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