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Abstract
This book is about the idea of the university in modern Germany. Its primary focus is how the transformation of the Humboldtian tradition gave direction to debates around higher education. By combining approaches from intellectual history, conceptual history and the history of knowledge, the study investigates the ways in which Humboldt’s ideas have been appropriated for various purposes in different historical contexts and epochs. Ultimately, it shows that Humboldt’s ideals are not timeless – they are historical phenomena and have always been determined by the predicaments and issues of the day. Nevertheless, many of the key concepts and fundamental ideas have endured throughout the twentieth century, though they have been interpreted in different ways.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Lund |
Publisher | Lund University Press |
Number of pages | 292 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-91-983768-1-4 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-91-983768-0-7 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Lund University Press books are published in collaboration with ManchesterUniversity Press
First published by Atlantis, Stockholm, in 2016, as Humboldts universitet:
Bildning och vetenskap i det moderna Tysklands historia
ISBN 978-91-7353-856-5
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- History
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LUCK: Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge
Östling, J., Nilsson Hammar, A., Larsson Heidenblad, D., Enquist Källgren, K., Hammar, I., Weber, K., Bodensten, E., Lundberg, B., Höög, V., Jansson, A., Svensson, R., Ericsson, M., Groesmeyer, L., Haikola, K., Öhman, A., Outzen, T. G., Kallträsk, E. & Nilsson, C.
2014/08/25 → …
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