From a strictly economic standpoint, academic freedom requires relative immunity to costs, whether stemming from trial-and-error experimentation or from more radical challenges to the status quo. But should universities now reduce their demands in order to meet the needs of the larger society, not least in terms of their carbon footprint?
这并不令人意外。 从纯粹经济学的角度，无论是试错性的实验方法还是对现状更为激进的挑战，学术自由需要的是对成本相对较低的敏感度。 但大学是否现在应当降低需求，尤其是碳足迹方面的需求，以适应社会的总体环境？