The relevance of higher education : exploring a contested notion / / edited by Timothy Simpson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.01 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SimpsonTimothy (Timothy L.) |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives
Education, Higher - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4985-2589-X
0-7391-8253-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Philosophical Dimensions of Relevance; 1 A Philosophy of Prudence and the Purpose of Higher Education Today; 2 Relevance in Higher Education; 3 The Expanding Circuit of Life; II: Historical Perspectives of Relevance; 4 Virtue, Happiness, and Balance; 5 Toward a Neo-Perennialist Philosophy of Liberal Education; 6 Academic Freedom and the Role of the Humanities; III: Political Dimensions of Relevance; 7 The University and the Polis in an Age of Relevance; 8 Order and Educational Relevance
9 American Democracy and Liberal Education in an Era of "Relevance"10 The Social Relevance of Egoism and Perfectionism; IV: Socio-economic Dimensions of Relevance; 11 Irrelevance is Not an Option; 12 Institutional Diversity and the Future of American Higher Education; Index; About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453370003321 |
Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The relevance of higher education : exploring a contested notion / / edited by Timothy Simpson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.01 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SimpsonTimothy (Timothy L.) |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives
Education, Higher - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-4985-2589-X
0-7391-8253-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Philosophical Dimensions of Relevance; 1 A Philosophy of Prudence and the Purpose of Higher Education Today; 2 Relevance in Higher Education; 3 The Expanding Circuit of Life; II: Historical Perspectives of Relevance; 4 Virtue, Happiness, and Balance; 5 Toward a Neo-Perennialist Philosophy of Liberal Education; 6 Academic Freedom and the Role of the Humanities; III: Political Dimensions of Relevance; 7 The University and the Polis in an Age of Relevance; 8 Order and Educational Relevance
9 American Democracy and Liberal Education in an Era of "Relevance"10 The Social Relevance of Egoism and Perfectionism; IV: Socio-economic Dimensions of Relevance; 11 Irrelevance is Not an Option; 12 Institutional Diversity and the Future of American Higher Education; Index; About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790884403321 |
Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The relevance of higher education : exploring a contested notion / / edited by Timothy Simpson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.01 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SimpsonTimothy (Timothy L.) |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives
Education, Higher - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-4985-2589-X
0-7391-8253-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Philosophical Dimensions of Relevance; 1 A Philosophy of Prudence and the Purpose of Higher Education Today; 2 Relevance in Higher Education; 3 The Expanding Circuit of Life; II: Historical Perspectives of Relevance; 4 Virtue, Happiness, and Balance; 5 Toward a Neo-Perennialist Philosophy of Liberal Education; 6 Academic Freedom and the Role of the Humanities; III: Political Dimensions of Relevance; 7 The University and the Polis in an Age of Relevance; 8 Order and Educational Relevance
9 American Democracy and Liberal Education in an Era of "Relevance"10 The Social Relevance of Egoism and Perfectionism; IV: Socio-economic Dimensions of Relevance; 11 Irrelevance is Not an Option; 12 Institutional Diversity and the Future of American Higher Education; Index; About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821410803321 |
Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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