02806nam 2200637 450 991045380140332120200520144314.01-84540-747-41-84540-748-2(CKB)2550000001255308(EBL)1675026(SSID)ssj0001212076(PQKBManifestationID)11687647(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001212076(PQKBWorkID)11209297(PQKB)10633746(MiAaPQ)EBC1675026(Au-PeEL)EBL1675026(CaPaEBR)ebr10860097(CaONFJC)MIL588082(OCoLC)877771447(EXLCZ)99255000000125530820140424h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow universities can help create a wiser world the urgent need for an academic revolution /Nicholas MaxwellExeter, England :Imprint Academic,2014.©20141 online resource (169 p.)Societas essays in political & cultural modernismDescription based upon print version of record.1-84540-573-0 1-306-56831-5 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Quotation; Dedication; Body matter; Chapter 1: The Basic Idea; Chapter 2: Wisdom-Inquiry; Chapter 3: How Wisdom-Inquiry Helps Solve Global Problems; Chapter 4: Is the Wisdom Revolution Underway?; Chapter 5: Policies for a Wiser World; Back matter; References; Critical acclaimIn order to make progress towards a better world we need to learn how to do it. And for that we need institutions of learning rationally designed and devoted to helping us solve our global problems, make progress towards a better world. It is just this that we lack at present. Our universities pursue knowledge. They are neither designed nor devoted to helping humanity learn how to tackle global problems - problems of living - in more intelligent, humane and effective ways. That, this book ar...SocietasEducation, HigherSocial aspectsEducational sociologyUniversities and collegesSociological aspectsElectronic books.Education, HigherSocial aspects.Educational sociology.Universities and collegesSociological aspects.306.432Maxwell Nicholas771176MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453801403321How universities can help create a wiser world1955798UNINA