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The Humboldtian tradition : origins and legacies /

In The Humboldtian Tradition, eleven scholars analyse Wilhelm von Humboldt as a historical phenomenon and a contemporary symbol. They put Humboldt's basic academic principles into context and discuss their significance for the current debate about the university.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Josephson, Peter, Karlsohn, Thomas, 1967-, Östling, Johan, 1978-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, [2014]
Colección:History of science and medicine library. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; Volume 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Humboldtian Tradition; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Introduction: The Humboldtian Tradition and Its Transformations; PART 1: Historical Origins; 1. The Publication Mill: The Beginnings of Publication History as an Academic Merit in German Universities, 1750-1810; 2. On Humboldtian and Contemporary Notions of The Academic Lecture; 3. It Takes a Real Man to Show True Femininity: Gender Transgression in Goethe's and Humboldt's Concept of Bildung; PART 2: Transformations of a Tradition; 4. Humboldt the Undead: Multiple Uses of 'Humboldt' and his 'Death' in The 'Bologna' Era.
  • 5. 'Humboldt' in Belgium: Rhetoric on the German University Model6. The Regeneration of the University: Karl Jaspers and the Humboldtian Tradition in the Wake of the Second World War; 7. When Humboldt Met Marx: The 1970s Leftist Student Movement and the Idea of the University in Finland; PART 3: Contemporary Contentions; 8 'Humboldt', Humbug! Contemporary Mobilizations of 'Humboldt' as a Discourse to Support the Corporatization and Marketization of Universities and Disparage Alternatives; 9. Philosophy, Freedom, and the Task of the University: Reflections on Humboldt's Legacy.
  • 10. Reclaiming Norms: The Value of Normative Structures for the University as Workplace and Enterprise11. The Very Idea of Higher Education: Vocation of Man or Vocational Training?; Index.