What Could a University Be? identifies new ideas that can help refocus the university on educating its students and having a greater positive impact in society.
What Could a University Be? identifies new ideas that can help refocus the university on educating its students and having a greater positive impact in society.
Robert Gibbs is a professor of philosophy and religion and was the inaugural director of the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto. He has been a member of the international advisory board of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, the Humanities Initiative Steering Committee for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. His numerous publications include Correlations in Rosenzweig and Levinas and Why Ethics? Signs of Responsibilities. He has lectured widely on higher education, including presenting the J.V. Clyne Lectures at Green College at the University of British Columbia. He lives in Toronto.
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Preface: A Philosopher Reproved Introduction: What Is University Education For? 1 Teaching Undergraduates to Do Research 2 Multiplying Inquiry and Innovation Beyond the University 3 Slowing Down Reading and Thinking in the Digital Age 4 Thinking Like a Professional and Responding to Society's Questions 5 Connecting Universities to Cities and Communities Conclusion: A Future University Philosophers' Biographies Notes; Index
Preface: A Philosopher Reproved Introduction: What Is University Education For? 1 Teaching Undergraduates to Do Research 2 Multiplying Inquiry and Innovation Beyond the University 3 Slowing Down Reading and Thinking in the Digital Age 4 Thinking Like a Professional and Responding to Society's Questions 5 Connecting Universities to Cities and Communities Conclusion: A Future University Philosophers' Biographies Notes; Index
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