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1 online resource |
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| Summary |
"Universities have searched for truth over nearly a millennium. Maxwell Bennett recounts the history of this search during three of its most momentous periods in the 13th, 18th and 20th centuries, which helped fashion the idea of a university. He concludes with a cautionary assessment of whether universities, given their present level of material support, can reliably continue to protect and advance society."-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Part A. Divine truth and the University of Paris -- Peter Abelard and the 12th-century French intellectual renaissance -- Thomas Aquinas and the 13th-century reconciliation of theology and philosophy -- Scholasticism and the University of Paris -- Part B. Empirical truth and the University of Berlin -- Immanuel Kant and the shift from humanism to empiricism -- Wilhelm von Humboldt on languages and the philosophy of higher education -- Disciplines and the University of Berlin -- Part C. Scientific truth and the University of California -- Robert Oppenheimer and discoveries in physics -- Ernest Lawrence and the beginnings of 'big science' -- The 'multiversity' of the University of California -- Part D. The university and contemporary challenges -- Universities and existential risk -- Preserving the idea of a university. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access |
National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries Online access with authorization. AU-CaNED |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Universities and colleges -- History.
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Education, Higher -- History.
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Scholasticism.
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Empiricism.
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Science -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Truth -- History.
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scholasticism. |
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Education, Higher |
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Empiricism |
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Scholasticism |
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Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Truth |
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Universities and colleges |
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Electronic books.
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History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bennett, M. R. Search for truth. Australia : The University of Sydney, 2022 9781742105208 (DLC) 2021388173 (OCoLC)1333456790 |
| ISBN |
9781742105215 (electronic bk.) |
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1742105211 (electronic bk.) |
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9781742105208 |
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