The relevance of higher education : exploring a contested notion / edited by Timothy Simpson.

Other author Simpson, Timothy (Timothy L.), editor.
Format Book
PublicationLanham : Lexington Books, [2013]
Descriptionxxi, 221 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher--Philosophy.

Contents A philosophy of prudence and the purpose of higher education today / Lee Trepanier -- Relevance in higher education: a modest proposal / Jon M. Fennell -- The expanding circuit of life: higher education, wit, and relevance / Bryan R. Warnick -- Virtue, happiness, and balance: what Jefferson can still teach us about higher education / Michael Schwartz -- Toward a neo-perennialist philosophy of liberal education / Wayne Willis -- Academic freedom and the role of the humanities / James Scott Johnston -- The university and the polis in an age of relevance / Bradley C.S. Watson -- Order and educational relevance: crisis and conservancy in western civilization / Michael Wayne Hail -- American democracy and liberal education in an era of "relevance" / Jason R. Jividen -- The social relevance of egoism and perfectionism: Nietzsche's education for the public good / Mark E. Jonas -- Irrelevance is not an option: higher education and the American socio-economic system / Stephen Clements -- Institutional diversity and the future of American higher education: reconsidering the vision of David Riesman / Wilfred M. McClay.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013024262
ISBN9780739182529 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0739182528 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB2322.2 .R448 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold