Humboldt and the modern German university : an intellectual history
This book is about the idea of the university in modern Germany. Its primary focus is how the transformation of the Humboldtian tradition gave direction to debates around higher education. By combining approaches from intellectual history, conceptual history and the history of knowledge, the study i...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Lund : Lund University Press,
2018
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| Schlagworte: | Universities and colleges Education, Higher Education Education (General) Social sciences (General) Modern history, 1453- Literature (General) Germany 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 History of ideas |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 292 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | This book is about the idea of the university in modern Germany. Its primary focus is how the transformation of the Humboldtian tradition gave direction to debates around higher education. By combining approaches from intellectual history, conceptual history and the history of knowledge, the study investigates the ways in which Humboldt’s ideas have been appropriated for various purposes in different historical contexts and epochs. Ultimately, it shows that Humboldt’s ideals are not timeless – they are historical phenomena and have always been determined by the predicaments and issues of the day. Nevertheless, many of the key concepts and fundamental ideas have endured throughout the twentieth century, though they have been interpreted in different ways |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite 250-284 |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 292 Seiten) Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9789198376814 9198376810 9789198376807 9198376802 |
| Zugangseinschränkungen: | Open Access |