The idea of a university
by John Henry Newman · first published 1873
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A series of lectures about the purpose of Universities in society.
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Additional reading: "The Idea of a University" by Newman (http://www.newmanreader.org/works/idea/) To see the roots of many of the pernicious practices: "Democracy and Education" by Dewey (http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/Projects/digitexts/...)
on “The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher” ↗The modern university is not a true university. It’s a scam that breeds savages that, at best, leave with some technical savvy and at worst inculcates in them toxic ideology. “The Idea of a University” by John Henry Newman http://www.newmanreader.org/works/idea/index.html
on “Higher Ed: Enough Already” ↗Unless I am mistaken, Derek Thompson, the author of the short article, does not once mention Cardinal Newman's The Idea of a University[0]. Really, that's a shame as it's one of the foundations of how we view universities and, honestly, I don't think much has changed since then 1852 in those respects. The good cardinal lays out his vision…
on “No One Knows What Universities Are For” ↗…scholarly societies, which started printing their proceedings and to commercial publishers, which created journals, each with their editorial board and unseen bevy of reviewers. Most of all it is due to the idea of a university.
on “Edsger Dijkstra carried computer science on his shoulders (2020)” ↗