The Idea of the University: A Reader, Volume 1

The Idea of the Universitye 1The Idea of the University: A Reader, Volume 1 is a unique compilation of selected works of the major thinkers who have contributed to the discourse on the idea of the university in the German, English, American and French traditions, dating from the establishment of the University of Berlin in 1810.Readings include excerpts from Kant and Humboldt in the German tradition of Bildung through to Jaspers, Habermas and Gadamer; Newman, Arnold, Leavis and others in the British tradition; Kerr, Bok and Noble, among others, in the American tradition; and Bourdieu, Lyotard and Derrida in the French tradition. Each reading is prefaced with a brief editor?s explanatory note. The Idea of the University: A Reader, Volume 1 provides a comprehensive account of the university, and is matched by a second volume of original essays on contemporary perspectives. Additional ISBNs 9781433121906, 9781433136474, 9781453918883The Idea of the University: A Reader, Volume 1 1st Edition is written by Peters, Michael A. / Barnett, Ronald and published by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers. ISBNs for The Idea of the University are 9781433136467, 1433136465 and the print ISBNs are 9781433121913, 1433121913. Additional ISBNs include 9781433121906, 9781433136474, 9781453918883.