アカデミアは制度的ナルシシズムに陥っているのか？
本稿は、現代のアカデミアにおいて、個人や機関が自己陶酔的な振る舞いや構造を示す「制度的ナルシシズム」が蔓延している可能性を検討する。業績主義の名の下での自己宣伝の過剰、引用や評価をめぐる自己言及的な循環、そして学界が社会との関係よりも内部の承認に固執する傾向を分析し、学術界の健全性への警鐘を鳴らす。
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