Institution of Intellectual Values: Realism and Idealism in Higher Education (St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs) - by Gordon Graham

Book Description

This is a revised and expanded version of the much praised short book Universities: The Recovery of An Idea. It contains chapters on the history of universities; the value of university education; the nature of research; the management and funding of universities plus additional essays on such subjects as human nature and the study of the humanities, interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary study, information systems and the concept of a library, the prospects for e-learning, reforming universities, intellectual integrity and the realities of funding, and spiritual values and the knowledge economy.

Product Details

Publisher : Imprint Academic (May 1, 2007)

Language: : English

Paperback : 295 pages

ISBN-10 : 184540100X

ISBN-13 : 978-1845401009

Item Weight : 12.3 ounces

Dimensions : 5.36 x 0.9 x 8.22 inches

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Author(s)

Biography

Gordon Graham is Henry Luce III Professor of Philosophy and the Arts at Princeton Theological Seminary in the USA, and has also served as Adjunct Professor of Sacred Music at the Westminster Choir College of Rider University. He formerly taught philosophy in Scotland, first at the University of St Andrews (1975-95) and then at the University of Aberdeen (1996-2006). He has published both college textbooks and research monographs on a wide range of philosophical topics relating to art, education, ethics, politics, religion, and technology. The most recent is Wittgenstein and Natural Religion (Oxford University Press, 2014).

At Princeton he is Director of the Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, and editor of the Journal of Scottish Philosophy, which he founded in 2003. He is also founder of the International Association for Scottish Philosophy. Scottish Philosophy in the 19th and 20th Centuries, which he has edited, will be published by Oxford University Press in 2015.

He is founding editor of The Kuyper Center Review, which publishes new work on themes in politics, education, religion and culture related to the neo-Calvinist tradition of thought, and especially the work of the 19th century Dutch theologian, politician and educator, Abraham Kuyper.

An Anglican priest ordained in the Scottish Episcopal Church, he currently holds a licence in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey

Reviews

"'The institution of intellectual values' is before all else a rare and valuable normative statement, and should be read as such... a salutary contribution indeed."- Andrew Kent, Progress in Human Geography 32 (3)

"'A short reflective treatise on British university education that deserves to be widely read... [I]ts appeal is universal and deserves the attention of a wide audience.", Political Studies Review

"This volume ought to be compulsory reading for every government minister or civil servant with responsibilities in this area."- Margaret Atkins, New Blackfriars

"The best discussion I know of on this question [what are universities for]."- Alison Wolf, Times Higher Education Supplement

"'Though densely and cogently argued, this book is extremely readable and indeed deserves to be widely read.", Philosophical Quarterly

"[Graham] offer[s] insights that could be useful in recapturing some autonomy and bringing renewed respect to universities."- Patricia T. Ashton and Tesia Marshik, Jr. PsycCritiques

"Those who care about universities should thank Gordon Graham for doing what has needed doing so urgently.", Philosophy

"Graham has written an elegant and extraordinarily refreshing book, with no fudging of his own opinions and judgements... It deserves a very wide readership and will surely stand as a point of reference for years to come."- Gordon Johnson, Times Higher Education Supplement

"Many of Graham's criticisms of current policy rhetoric are on the mark."- Charles Thorpe, Political Studies Review

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