As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. They detail the life and rather sad times of the American university, its relationship to democracy, and the place of the liberal arts within it. Their mordant reflections paint a picture of the American university in crisis. But they also point toward a renewal of the university by redirecting it toward those things that resist…mehr
As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. They detail the life and rather sad times of the American university, its relationship to democracy, and the place of the liberal arts within it. Their mordant reflections paint a picture of the American university in crisis. But they also point toward a renewal of the university by redirecting it toward those things that resist the passions of the moment, or the pull of mere utility. This book is essential reading for thoughtful citizens, scholars, and educational policymakers.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Bradley C. S. Watson is professor of political science at Saint Vincent College in Pennsylvania, and the Philip M. McKenna Chair in American and Western Political Thought.
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1 Acknowledgments 2 Introduction: The American University in Crisis Part 3 Part I: The Life and Times of the American University Chapter 4 Chapter 1. Universitas sine Universo: On the Home of Truth When There Is No Truth Chapter 5 Chapter 2. The End of the American Core Curriculum Chapter 6 Chapter 3. From Civilizational Memory and the Upward Lifting of Souls, to Upward Mobility, to Upending Social Mores: The Going Down of University Education in One Professor's Lifetime Chapter 7 Chapter 4. Roller of Big Cigars: The American University as Cheerful Mortician Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Eccentric Education-The American Way Part 9 Part II: Higher Education and Democracy Chapter 10 Chapter 6. Socrates in America Chapter 11 Chapter 7. Human Dignity and Higher Education Today Chapter 12 Chapter 8. Now that the University Has Become the High School, Where Do We Get an Education? Part 13 Part III: The University and the Liberal Arts Chapter 14 Chapter 9. St. Augustine, the University, and the So-Called Liberal Arts Chapter 15 Chapter 10. Toward an American Liberal Education, Or, Why God Hates the Liberal Arts 16 About the Contributors 17 About the Editor
1 Acknowledgments 2 Introduction: The American University in Crisis Part 3 Part I: The Life and Times of the American University Chapter 4 Chapter 1. Universitas sine Universo: On the Home of Truth When There Is No Truth Chapter 5 Chapter 2. The End of the American Core Curriculum Chapter 6 Chapter 3. From Civilizational Memory and the Upward Lifting of Souls, to Upward Mobility, to Upending Social Mores: The Going Down of University Education in One Professor's Lifetime Chapter 7 Chapter 4. Roller of Big Cigars: The American University as Cheerful Mortician Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Eccentric Education-The American Way Part 9 Part II: Higher Education and Democracy Chapter 10 Chapter 6. Socrates in America Chapter 11 Chapter 7. Human Dignity and Higher Education Today Chapter 12 Chapter 8. Now that the University Has Become the High School, Where Do We Get an Education? Part 13 Part III: The University and the Liberal Arts Chapter 14 Chapter 9. St. Augustine, the University, and the So-Called Liberal Arts Chapter 15 Chapter 10. Toward an American Liberal Education, Or, Why God Hates the Liberal Arts 16 About the Contributors 17 About the Editor
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