The Future of the University: Philosophy, Education and the Catholic Tradition

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Abstract

This essay situates issues of educational philosophy within a historical context, considering Confucius, Augustine, and Aquinas, while focusing on nineteenth-century British discussions of education by Herbert Spencer, Mathew Arnold, J. S. Mill, and J. H. Newman, and then engaging challenges posed in recent times by Richard Rorty and others to the very idea of humanistic knowledge and understanding.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)731-749
Number of pages19
JournalAmerican Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
Volume87
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventThe Future of the University - University of Notre Dame, United States
Duration: 14 Dec 201214 Dec 2012

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