《大学的理念》the idea of a university是一部阐释教育哲学思想的演讲集,更是一部语言优美且言简意赅、思想深刻又发人深省、影响深远而令人难忘的经典演讲录。
可以说,《大学的理念》几乎涵盖了纽曼所有有关大学的哲学思考,其中提出了很多在当时的欧洲高等教育中所面临的重大问题,比如宗教在大学中的地位、大学中的道德观、人文教育与职业教育的冲突、学术社区的特征、文学的文化作用以及宗教与科学的关系等等。但就历史背景而言,纽曼及其大学教育观的出现不是偶然的。
《大学的理念中文导读插图版》由约翰·亨利·纽曼著,郭英剑导读。
preface
univeity teaching
discoue i. introductory
discoue ii. theology--a branch of knowledge
discoue iii. bearing of theology on other branches of knowledge
discoue iv. bearing of other branches of knowledge on theology
discoue v. knowledge its own end
discoue vi. knowledge viewed in relation to learning
discoue vii. knowledge viewed in relation to professional skill
discoue wi. knowledge viewed in relation to religion
discoue ix. duties of the church towards knowledge
univeity subjects--discussed in occasional lectures and essays
introductory letter
lecture i. christianity and lette--a lecture in the school of
philosophy and lette
lecture ii. literature--a lecture in the school of philosophy and
lette
lecture iii. english catholic literature
lecture iv. elementary studies
lecture v. a form of infidelity of the day
lecture vi. univeity preaching
lecture vii. christianity and physical science--a lecture in the
school of medicine
lecture viii. christianity and scientific investigation--a
lecture written for the school of science
lecture ix. discipline of mind an address to the evening classes
lecture x. christianity and medical science--an address to the
students of medicine
note on page 420