Much debate centers on the conditions of free speech and academic freedom within higher education. Underlying these debates are what appears to be increasing occurrences of ideologically based censorship battles within academia. This paper examines one aspect of those battles—e.g., how cancel culture has intruded into the academic environment of higher education. In particular, this paper explores how an ideologically based retraction practice may be infringing on academic freedom. The paper also discusses how an overly politicized academia may itself undermine the necessary conditions for academic freedom.

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高等教育学术自由的威胁

许多争论都集中在高等教育中的言论自由和学术自由的条件上。这些争论的背后似乎是学术界越来越多地发生基于意识形态的审查斗争。本文探讨了这些斗争的一个方面——例如，取消文化如何侵入高等教育的学术环境。特别是，本文探讨了基于意识形态的撤稿做法如何侵犯学术自由。该论文还讨论了过度政治化的学术界本身如何破坏学术自由的必要条件。