Johan Östling

Humboldt and the modern German university (eBook, ePUB)

An intellectual history

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about the idea of the university in modern Germany. Its primary focus is how the Humboldtian tradition was transformed and how it gave direction to debates around higher education. By combining approaches from intellectual history, conceptual history and the history of knowledge, the study investigates the ways in which Humboldt's ideas have been appropriated for various purposes in different historical contexts and epochs. Ultimately, it shows that Humboldt's ideals are not timeless - they are historical phenomena and have always been determined by the predicaments and issues of the day. Nevertheless, many of the key concepts and fundamental ideas have endured throughout the twentieth century, though they have been interpreted in different ways.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Village Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789198376821
• Artikelnr.: 54602090

Autorenporträt

Johan Östling is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in History at Lund University, Sweden

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Unter den Linden 6
1 The history of the university
2 Wilhelm von Humboldt and his idea
3 The discovery of Humboldt
4 The rebirth of the university
5 Tradition under debate
6 From Berlin to Bologna
Bibliography
Index