Against Academic Boycott.

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  • Author(s): Nussbaum, Martha
  • Source:
    Dissent (0012-3846). Summer2007, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p30-36. 7p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BOYCOTTS; PHILOSOPHERS; UNIVERSITIES & colleges
    • Subject Terms:
      ISRAEL
    • Abstract:
      The author reflects on the occurrence of boycotts by the Israeli academic institutions and individuals. She believes that philosophers should pursue philosophical principle. The issue made her uneasy due to the single-minded focus on Israel. She cites South Africa as an example of economic boycott, wherein the strong symbolic aspect is devoted to divestiture of university stock holdings.