Title: Alexander Meiklejohn : teacher of freedom : a collection of his educational philosophical and legal writings, along with a biographical study and introductions to the selections /
Authors: Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964.; Brown, Cynthia Stokes.
Publisher: Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute,
Year: 1981
Subjects: Meiklejohn, Alexander,; United States.; Liberty.; Civil rights United States; Education, Higher United States; Freedom of speech United States; Education Philosophy; Social change United States; Educators United States Biography
Abstract: "A collection of his educational philosophical and legal writings, along with a biographical study and introductions to the selections."--T.p.
Contents: Alexander Meiklejohn : teacher of freedom / Cynthia Stokes Brown -- Selections from Meiklejohn. The liberal college. What the liberal college is -- The experimental college -- The American college and American freedom -- Critique of Protestant-capitalist society. The machine city -- What does America mean? -- I'm an American -- The reality of values. Philosophy -- Postscript to What does America mean? -- Education between two worlds -- Under the elms -- Education for a free world. Adult education : a fresh start -- Education as a factor in post-war reconstruction -- Liberty and freedom. Teachers and controversial questions -- Professors on probation : should Communists be allowed to teach? -- Letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Testimony on the meaning of the First Amendment -- The First Amendment is an absolute.