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This paper explores the historic philosophical contributions ofMill and Marx toward a comprehensive conception of intellectual freedomas a basic educational entitlement. In a perhaps surprising confluence,Marx's theory of a material base for freedom of thought is then extendedin a discussion of contemporary freedoms including, importantly,academic freedom and its implication for teaching, the profession andits training.
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Morse, J.F. Intellectual Freedom and Economic Sufficiency as Educational Entitlements. Studies in Philosophy and Education 20, 201–211 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010340931083
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