Philosophers on the university : reconsidering higher education

Philosophers on the university : reconsidering higher education / Ronald Barnett, Amanda Fulford, editors.

This book shows the significance of the thinking of philosophers (and other key thinkers) in understanding the university and higher education. Through those explorations, it widens and substantially adds to the emerging philosophy of higher education. It builds on the historical literature on the i...

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Other Authors: Barnett, Ronald, 1947- (Editor), Fulford, Amanda (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Series:Debating Higher Education ; 2.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Philosophy.
Philosophy & theory of education.
Higher & further education, tertiary education.
Education > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Education > Higher.
Education, Higher > Philosophy
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introductory essay: Considering higher education: thinking it through; Ronald Barnett and Amanda Fulford
  • Part I: Questioning the University
  • 2. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900): The will to power and the university; Søren ø. E. Bengtsen
  • 3. Theodor Adorno (1903-1969): Restless, fractured and uncomfortable thought; Jan McArthur
  • 4. Ernest Gellner (1925-1995): Nought for the universitys comfort? Ronald Barnett
  • 5. Roy Bhaskar (1944-2014): The idea of a university; David Scott
  • Part II: Culture and the University
  • 6. F.R. Leavis (1895-1978): Thought, words and creativity and the university; Steven Cranfield
  • 7. Hannah Arendt (1906-1975): Embodying a promise in the university; Jon Nixon
  • 8. José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955): The universitys social mission
  • to enrich individual potential; John Wyatt
  • 9. Alasdair MacIntyre (1929- ): Philosophy and the university; John Haldane
  • Part III: Letting Learn
  • 10. Martin Heidegger (1889-1976): Higher education as thinking; Paul Gibbs
  • 11. Karl Jaspers (1883-1969): Truth, academic freedom and student autonomy; Stephen Burwood
  • 12. Stanley Cavell (1926-2018): Higher education and the development of voice; Amanda Fulford
  • Part IV: Higher Education and Democracy
  • 13. John Dewey (1859-1952): Democratic hope through higher education; Naoko Saito
  • 14. Jacques Rancière (1940- ): Higher education as a place for radical equality; Joris Vlieghe
  • 15. Jürgen Habermas (1929- ): The importance of higher education for democracy; Ted Fleming
  • Index.

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