Description |
x, 238 pages ; 24 cm |
Note |
A commentary on John Henry Newman's The Idea of a university. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and index. |
Contents |
In dialogue with John Henry Newman -- The storm breaking upon the university : the university in crisis -- Pushing things up to their first principles -- Knowledge its own end? -- The imperial intellect and its virtues -- The mansion-house of the goodly family of the sciences -- The business of a university -- The advancement of knowledge through research -- The extension of knowledge through teaching -- Knowledge viewed in relation to professional skill -- The embalming of dead genius? -- The diffusion of knowledge through publishing -- Duties to society -- The university as ground of promise in the future -- The university and the spread of revolutionary doctrines -- The task of initiating a work of self-reformation -- Alma mater : a life of learning -- The idea of the university in scholarly literature. |
Subject |
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890. Idea of a university.
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Education, Higher.
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Universities and colleges.
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Indexed Term |
Universities |
Subject |
Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1810-1890. Idea of a university.
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Added Author |
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890.
Idea of a university.
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ISBN |
0300057253 alkaline paper |
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