The Western University on Trial |
PREFACE |
![]() | INTRODUCTION: THE WESTERN UNIVERSITY ON TRIAL |
![]() | PART I— THE IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY |
![]() | 1— Man, Pursuit of Truth, and the University |
![]() | 2— Freedom of Mind and University Autonomy |
• | Spheres of Autonomy |
• | Limits and Obstacles to Autonomy |
• | Wise and Foolish Universities |
• | The State and University Autonomy |
• | Reasonable Autonomy of State Universities |
![]() | 3— The University and Democracy |
![]() | 4— Quality and Equality Reconsidered |
![]() | 5— Equality and the University |
![]() | PART II— THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH |
![]() | 6— Research and Teaching in the Universities |
![]() | 7— The Natural Sciences |
![]() | 8— The Social Sciences |
![]() | 9— A Conversation about the Humanities |
![]() | 10— The Mediterranean Experience |
![]() | 11— Research in Italy |
![]() | PART III— ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION |
![]() | 12— University Standards and the Decline of Humane Learning |
![]() | 13— Trends and Standards in British Higher Education |
![]() | 14— Government and the University in the United States |
![]() | 15— Higher Education in Portugal |
![]() | 16— The University and the Economy in Sweden |
![]() | 17— University "Democracy" in the Netherlands |
CONTRIBUTORS |
![]() | INDEX |