Institution of Intellectual Values : Realism and Idealism in Higher Education.
Title:
Institution of Intellectual Values : Realism and Idealism in Higher Education.
Author:
Graham, Gordon.
ISBN:
9781845402723
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Series:
St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, 5 ; v.5
St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, 5
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher Information -- Introduction -- The Essays -- Universities: The recovery of an idea -- Human nature and the study of the humanities -- Interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary study -- Information systems and the concept of a library -- The prospects for e-learning -- Intellectual integrity and the realities of funding -- Spiritual values and the knowledge economy -- Reforming universities: How to lose the plot -- Back Matter -- References -- Also Available.
Abstract:
This is a revised and expanded version of the much praised short book Universities: The Recovery of An Idea. It contains chapters on the history of universities; the value of university education; the nature of research; the management and funding of universities plus additional essays on such subjects as human nature and the study of the humanities, interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary study, information systems and the concept of a library, the prospects for e-learning, reforming uni….
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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