The Idea of a University

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The Idea of a University is John Henry Newman’s influential 19th-century collection of lectures and essays that defends liberal education and articulates a philosophy of the modern university.

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instanceOf book
collection of lectures
essay collection
alsoKnownAs The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated NERFINISHED
author Cardinal Newman NERFINISHED
John Henry Newman NERFINISHED
basedOn lectures delivered in Dublin
circulation widely read in academic circles
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedAs classic work on the nature and purpose of the university
genre non-fiction
philosophy of education
theology
hasEdition 1873 edition
20th-century critical editions
hasInfluentialReader educational theorists
university administrators
hasPart Discourses on the Scope and Nature of University Education NERFINISHED
Occasional Lectures and Essays NERFINISHED
hasTheme moral and intellectual formation
relationship between church and university
tension between utilitarian and liberal education
value of knowledge independent of professional training
influenced Catholic higher education
modern university theory
philosophy of higher education
influencedBy Catholic theology NERFINISHED
classical education
scholastic philosophy
language English
mainSubject liberal education
relationship between knowledge and religion
role of the university
university education
notableIdea formation of the whole person
importance of liberal education
integration of theology into university curriculum
knowledge as an end in itself
unity of knowledge
philosophicalTradition Catholic intellectual tradition
liberal education tradition
placeOfFirstPublication London NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1852
publicationPeriod 19th century
publisher Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans NERFINISHED
title The Idea of a University NERFINISHED
usedAs reference text in Catholic education
reference text in higher education studies

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