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9780739149157

The Idea of the American University

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739149157

  • ISBN10:

    0739149156

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-12-28
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
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Summary

As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. They detail the life and rather sad times of the American university, its relationship to democracy, and the place of the liberal arts within it. Their mordant reflections paint a picture of the American university in crisis. But they also point toward a renewal of the university by redirecting it toward those things that resist the passions of the moment, or the pull of mere utility. This book is essential reading for thoughtful citizens, scholars, and educational policymakers.

Author Biography

Bradley C. S. Watson is professor of political science at Saint Vincent College in Pennsylvania, and the Philip M. McKenna Chair in American and Western Political Thought.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introduction: The American University in Crisisp. 1
The Life and Times of the American University
Universitas sine Universo: On the Home of Truth When There Is No Truthp. 11
The End of the American Core Curriculump. 21
From Civilizational Memory and the Upward Lifting of Souls, to Upward Mobility, to Upending Social Mores: The Going Down of University Education in One Professor's Lifetimep. 35
Roller of Big Cigars: The American University as Cheerful Morticianp. 55
Eccentric Education - The American Wayp. 67
Higher Education and Democracy
Socrates in Americap. 83
Human Dignity and Higher Education Todayp. 97
Now That the University Has Become the High School, Where Do We Get an Education?p. 115
The University and the Liberal Arts
St. Augustine, the University, and the So-Called Liberal Artsp. 129
Toward an American Liberal Educationp. 141
Indexp. 155
About the Editor and Contributorsp. 159
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