The idea of the university / Jaroslav Jan Pelikan 

Public ISBD Titre : The idea of the university : a reexamination Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (1923 -), Auteur Editeur : New Haven and London : Yale University Press Année de publication : ©1992 Importance : x, 238 p. Format : 24 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-05834-5 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Idea of a university (Newman, John Henry) Newman, John Henry, -- 1801-1890. -- Idea of a university. Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890 Résumé : The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent years. In this eloquent and deeply personal book, a distinguished scholar reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its role in society. Jaroslav Pelikan provides a unique perspective on the university today by reexamining it in light of John Henry Cardinal Read more... Note de contenu : 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. The idea of the university : a reexamination [texte imprimé] / Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (1923 -), Auteur . - New Haven and London : Yale University Press, ©1992 . - x, 238 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-0-300-05834-5 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Idea of a university (Newman, John Henry) Newman, John Henry, -- 1801-1890. -- Idea of a university. Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890 Résumé : The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent years. In this eloquent and deeply personal book, a distinguished scholar reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its role in society. Jaroslav Pelikan provides a unique perspective on the university today by reexamining it in light of John Henry Cardinal Read more... Note de contenu : 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.

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100040683	LB 2321 .P383 1992	Book	Bibliothèque principale	English Books	Exclu du prêt

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