The Intellectual Climate of the Early University: Essays in Honor of Otto Grundler: Essays in Honor of Otto Gründler: 39 - Brossura

California State University, Northridge Center For Medieval Studies; International Conference In Medieval Studies

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ISBN 10: 1879288842 ISBN 13: 9781879288843

Casa editrice: Western Michigan Univ Medieval, 1997

Riassunto

Despite a good deal of research and writing concerning the development and intellectual transformation in the period of the early university, the subject remains in many respects enigmatic. This collection of essays in honor of Otto Gründler tackles many of the questions that run to the heart of the early university. The volume will be of interest to scholars of the period as well as anyone familiar with issues of today's academic profession, as the questions that confronted the early university are not so unfamiliar today: What exactly is the "life of the mind"? What should one learn in a university? What is learning itself "good for"? What is a discipline, and is it possible for disciplines to reinforce each other? Can some university disciplines be identified as givens, as forming an unquestionably self-evident basis for university study? And even that most basic question: What is a university after all? This collection of essays from experts in a range of fields confronts these questions in a broad, satisfying way that expands and clarifies the questions that are as relevant today as they were in the thirteenth century.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Western Michigan Univ Medieval
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1879288842
• ISBN 13: 9781879288843
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 219
• Redattore: Grundler Otto, Van Deusen Nancy
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