
The Calling of Education
"The Academic Ethic" and Other Essays on Higher Education
Edward Shils(Author)
Steven Grosby(Editor)
University of Chicago Press
Published on 24. November 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-0-226-75339-3 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout his long career, Edward Shils brought a wide knowledge of academic institutions to discussions about higher education. "The Calling of Education" features Shils's most incisive writing on this topic from the last 25 years of his life. The first essay, "The Academic Ethic," articulates the unique ethical demands of the academic profession and directs special attention to the integration of teaching and research. Other pieces, including Shils's renowned Jefferson lectures, focus on perennial issues in higher learning: the meaning of academic freedom, the connection between universities and the state, and the criteria for appointing individuals to academic positions. Edward Shils understood the university as a great symphonic conductor comprehends the value of each instrument and section, both separately and in co-operation. "The Calling of Education" offers Shils's insightful perspective on problems that are no less pressing than when he first confronted them.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-75339-3 (9780226753393)
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Edward Shils | Steven Grosby
Calling of Education
"The Academic Ethic" and Other Essays on Higher Education
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04/2008
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University of Chicago Press
€44.69
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Content
Foreword by Joseph Epstein Introduction by Steven Grosby The Academic Ethic The Criteria of Academic Appointment Do We Still Need Academic Freedom? The Eighth Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities: "Render unto Caesar..." -Government, Society, and the Universities in Their Reciprocal Rights and Duties The Idea of the University: Obstacles and Opportunities in Contemporary Societies The Modern University and Liberal Democracy Index