Beyond the Modern University

Beyond the Modern University
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 143
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ISBN-10 : 9780313012884
ISBN-13 : 0313012881
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Book Synopsis Beyond the Modern University by : Marcus P. Ford

Download or read book Beyond the Modern University written by Marcus P. Ford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-11-30 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern university, which has its origins in 18th and 19th century Germany, is currently at war within itself. It seeks to portray itself on the one hand as an engine of economic development and, on the other hand, as existing for the sake of disinterested scholarly reflection and as a repository for human culture. The author outlines an entirely different conception of what the university must become if it is to be a force for good in the world. The author contends that the modern university actively participates in the breakdown of human communities and the destruction of the natural world. He identifies the university's commitments to academic disciplines, philosophical materialism, and economism (the modern faith that infinite economic growth is both possible and desirable) as the roots of its negative impact, and calls for changes that would make the university a powerful agent for good in the world.


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