V.S. Nikolsky
The doctor of Philosophy, Professor
Head of department of philosophy
Moscow State Industrial University
E-mail: logos101@yandex.ru
Revealed are specific changes, which the idea of academic freedom has undergone in the epoch of New Times. Conclusion is made, that European universities were inseparable parts of the same process, that gives birth to industrial economic order and national state as typical form of political organization.
Key words: academic freedom, history of universities, philosophy of education, epoch of New Times.