Contemporary Philosophical Proposals for the University: Toward a Philosophy of Higher Education

Description

This edited collection brings together a robust range of philosophers who offer theoretically and critically informed proposals regarding the aims, policies, and structures of the university. The collection fills a major gap in the landscape of higher education theory and practice while concurrently reviving a long and often forgotten discourse within the discipline of philosophy. It includes philosophers from across the globe representing disparate philosophical schools, as well as various career stages, statuses, and standpoints within the university. There is also a diversity in method, approach and style, which varies from personal narratives and case studies, to philosophical genealogies, to traditional philosophical essays, and to systematic theories. The collection can serve as a theoretical resource for critically minded administrators and faculty who wish to analyze and change policies and structures at their home institutions. It will introduce them to a wide range of possible educational imaginaries, as well as provide them with productive suggestions for pragmatic change on campuses. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Introduction: Toward a Philosophy of Higher Education (Aaron Stoller, Eli Kramer)....Pages 1-23 Front Matter ....Pages 25-25 Postmodern Worldmaking and the Unanimous Academy (Crispin Sartwell)....Pages 27-45 Neoliberalism, Technology, and the University: Max Weber’s Concept of Rationalization as a Critique of Online Classes in Higher Education (Gabriel Keehn, Morgan Anderson, Deron Boyles)....Pages 47-66 Promoting More than Just “Diversity” at Colleges and Universities (Dwayne A. Tunstall)....Pages 67-77 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 En Route: Toward a Philosophy and Practice of Liberal Education (L. Jackson Newell)....Pages 81-102 The Conversation of a University (George Allan)....Pages 103-122 Front Matter ....Pages 123-123 Culture and the University: An Ecological Approach (Ronald Barnett)....Pages 125-144 Education for Citizenship in an Era of Global Connection (Martha Nussbaum)....Pages 145-159 An African Theory of the Point of Higher Education: Communion as an Alternative to Autonomy, Truth, and Citizenship (Thaddeus Metz)....Pages 161-186 Front Matter ....Pages 187-187 Remaking the Academy: The Potential and the Challenge of Transdisciplinary Collaborative Engagement (Danielle Lake, Amy McFarland, Jessica Jennrich)....Pages 189-214 Front Matter ....Pages 215-215 The Coming Revolution in (Higher) Education: Process, Time, and Singularity (Randall Auxier)....Pages 217-260 Back Matter ....Pages 261-268