Institution of Intellectual Values: Realism and Idealism in Higher Education

by Gordon Graham

Overview

This is a revised and expanded version of the much praised short book Universityies: 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

ISBN-13:	9781845401009
Publisher:	Imprint Academic
Publication date:	05/01/2007
Series:	St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.27(h) x 2.20(d)

About the Author

Gordon Graham is Director of the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He has taught philosophy at the Universityies of St Andrews and Aberdeen, and at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has published extensively on a wide range of philosophical topics.

Editorial Reviews

"The best discussion I know of on this question [what are universities for]."

Times Higher Education Supplement - Alison Wolf

"Many of Graham's criticisms of current policy rhetoric are on the mark."

Political Studies Review - Charles Thorpe

"'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."

Jr. PsycCritiques - Patricia T. Ashton and Tesia Marshik

"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."

Times Higher Education Supplement - Gordon Johnson

"'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."

New Blackfriars - Margaret Atkins

"'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."

Progress in Human Geography 32 (3) - Andrew Kent