The Humboldtian tradition
Subtitle: origins and legacies
By: edited by Peter Josephson, Thomas Karlsohn, Johan Östling
Series: Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions -- volume 12
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9789004271920
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Philosophy; Higher Education; Aims and objectives; Influence
Description: In The Humboldtian Tradition, eleven scholars consider Wilhelm von Humboldt as a historical phenomenon and a contemporary symbol. Inspired by the growing body of literature that in recent years has problematized the modern research university, they put Humboldt's basic academic principles into context and discuss their significance for the current debate about higher education. The authors draw on the latest research in order to bring the educational and research policies of our day into perspective. At a time when the university is undergoing deep-seated transformations worldwide, they address the question how we should relate to the ideas associated with Humboldt's name. What is his relevance to the twenty-first century? Contributors are: Mitchell Ash, Pieter Dhondt, Ylva Hasselberg, Marja Jalava, Peter Josephson, Thomas Karlsohn, Claudia Lindén, Johan Östling, Sharon Rider, Hans Ruin, Susan Wright.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.