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O'Shaughnessy Andrew Jackson |
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The illimitable freedom of the human mind : Thomas Jefferson's idea of a university / / Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy |
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Charlottesville ; ; London : , : University of Virginia Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Public universities and colleges - Virginia - History - 19th century |
Education, Higher - United States - History - 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Feast of Reason -- 2: Enlighten the People -- 3: My Single Anxiety in the World -- 4: We Shall Have Every Religious Man in Virginia against Us -- 5: The Academical Village -- 6: Useful Knowledge -- 7: A Wall of Separation -- Color Gallery -- 8: This Deplorable Entanglement -- 9: Idle Ramblers Incapableof Application -- 10: This Athenaeum -- Notes -- Index. |
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"The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University is an accounting of Jefferson creating the University of Virginia. Using a biographical approach, this book shows that his vision did much to anticipate the modern university and that it was influential in the development of American higher education. Furthermore, the university distinguishes Jefferson as an advocate of a public education system"-- |
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