SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wendell Berry, Allan Bloom, Tacit Knowledge

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

Wendell berry (1987) the loss of the university . The thing being made in a university is humanity not just trained workers responsible heirs and members of human culture (p. 77) John henry cardinal newman ([1852] 1886) the idea of a university defined and. A place of teaching and universal knowledge the diffusion and extension of knowledge (p. ix) Competing image of university > one that dominates idea of universities now. Primary goal of university > to advance knowledge. Academic freedom follow research to where it leads. Philosophy, liberal arts and critique central to university not professional. Abraham flexner ([1930] 1994) universities: american, english, german. Graduate schools, professional schools (engineering, medicine and law) and research institutes. Close the science gap attract best students to the sciences. Specialized programs in all departments reduced communication across departments. Clark kerr (1963) the uses of the university.