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1 online resource |
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Scientific and Learned Cultures and Their Institutions, 2352-1325 ; Volume 12 |
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History of science and medicine library. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; Volume 12.
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 fast |
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Universities and colleges -- Philosophy
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Universities and colleges -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Josephson, Peter
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Karlsohn, Thomas, 1967-
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Östling, Johan, 1978-
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| ISBN |
9789004271944 |
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9004271945 |
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1322223645 |
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9781322223643 |
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