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The chief purpose of universities : academic discourse and the diversity of ideas

William M. (William Milton), 1955- Bowen and Michael, 1937- Schwartz

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Table of Contents

Title page

pp Intro-Intro; 3 pages
 

Table of Contents

pp Intro-Intro; 3 pages
 

Foreword. Human Progress and Higher Education by George W. Dent, Jr.

pp i-vi; 6 pages
 

Preface

pp vii-xii; 6 pages
 

Chapter 1. A Storehouse of Ideas

pp 1-36; 36 pages
 

The University in a Time of Social and Environmental Crisis

 

Three Frames of Reasoning about Universities

 

The Idea of an Idea

 

Conservation of the Variation of Ideas

 

Ideas, Knowledge, and Constrained Decisions

 

Chapter 2. The University's Dysfunctional Side

pp 37-52; 16 pages
 

Dysfunctionality, the University, and the Idea-Variation Hypothesis

 

Chapter 3. The Phenomenon of Knowledge

pp 53-76; 24 pages
 

The Character of Scientific Knowledge

 

The Structure of Bodies of Scientific Knowledge

 

Determination of Scientific Validity

 

Creation, Production and Idea-Dependence of Scientific Knowledge

 

Chapter 4. The Advancement of Scientific Knowledge

pp 77-114; 38 pages
 

The Theory of Evolution: From Biology to Culture

 

The Ideational Base as a Prime Mover of Knowledge and Society

 

Chapter 5. Enemy I: Authoritarianism

pp 115-142; 28 pages
 

Authoritarianism within American Society

 

Authoritarianism within Universities

 

Chapter 6. Enemy II: Supernaturalism

pp 143-182; 40 pages
 

Humanistic and Scientific Theories of Supernaturalism

 

Threats to the Advancement of Knowledge Posed by Supernaturalism

 

Supernaturalism and the American University

 

Chapter 7. Enemy III: Corporatism

pp 183-212; 30 pages
 

A Corporate Model of the University

 

Quantitative reasoning

 

Advocacy of the Corporate University

 

Limits of Quantitative Reasoning and Their Implications

 

Who should pay for higher education?

 

Chapter 8. Enemy IV: Irrationalism

pp 213-256; 44 pages
 

Three Pillars of Liberal Education

 

Irrationalistic ideas

 

Irrationalism in the U.S. University System

 

The Foundational Assumptions of Liberal and Irrationalist Thought

 

Identity Politics, Science, and Social and Environmental Problems

 

Chapter 9. Enemy V: Political Correctness

pp 257-290; 34 pages
 

The Character of Political Correctness

 

Appropriate Constraints on Free Expression of Ideas on Campus

 

Rise of Politically Correct Ideas and Demise of the Right to Differ

 

Tension between Political Ideals and Scientific Knowledge

 

Chapter 10. The University in a Knowledge Economy

pp 291-326; 36 pages
 

An Inadequacy in Past Conventional Theories and Models

 

Universities and Regional Economic Development

 

Endogenous Growth and the Idea-Variation Hypothesis

 

Blind Variation and Endogenous Growth

 

The Power of Imagination

 

The “Public Good” Character of Knowledge

 

Chapter 11. Rethinking the American University: Seven Requisites for Success

pp 327-364; 38 pages
 

Curricular Synthesis and the Disciplinary Organization of Knowledge

 

Empowered University Leadership

 

Adequate Financial Support

 

Organizational Climate Conducive to Free and Open Inquiry

 

Psychological and Academic Factors

 

Library and Information Technology Services

 

Strong Faculty Governance

 

Chapter 12. Civil Society, Values, and the University

pp 365-406; 42 pages
 

Value, Choice, and the Function of the University

 

Facts, Values and the Choices before Us

 

The Promise and Performance of American Universities

 

Bibliography

pp 407-430; 24 pages
 

Index

pp 431-438; 8 pages
 






Book Details

Title
The chief purpose of universities
Subtitle
academic discourse and the diversity of ideas
Authors
William M. (William Milton), 1955- Bowen
and Michael, 1937- Schwartz
Publisher
MSL Academic Endeavors
Print Pub Date
2010-03-01
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Language
English
Print ISBN
eBook ISBN
9781936323005
Pages
456
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