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English Question: Or Academic Freedoms
Thomas Docherty
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Paperback. To be or not to be free, that is the question, the English question, the question of what is academic English at the beginning of the 21st century. So arguing, this study begins with the claim that the fundamental idea governing the institution of the University is a will to freedom. Editor(s): Docherty, Thomas; Schad, John. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JMC; DSA; HBTB; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
To be or not to be free, that is the question, the English question, the question of what is academic English at the beginning of the 21st century. So argues Thomas Docherty in this new and important new study, a study that begins with the claim that the fundamental idea governing the institution of the University is a will to freedom. Tracing a history of the modern European University from Vico onwards and including Hume, Rousseau, Schiller, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Newman, Alain, Benda and Jaspers, the author argues the academy's will to freedom is grounded in study of the 'eloquence' that ... Read more
To be or not to be free, that is the question, the English question, the question of what is academic English at the beginning of the 21st century. So argues Thomas Docherty in this new and important new study, a study that begins with the claim that the fundamental idea governing the institution of the University is a will to freedom. Tracing a history of the modern European University from Vico onwards and including Hume, Rousseau, Schiller, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Newman, Alain, Benda and Jaspers, the author argues the academy's will to freedom is grounded in study of the 'eloquence' that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845191337
SKU
V9781845191337
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99-21
About Thomas Docherty
Thomas Docherty is Professor of English and of Comparative Literature, University of Warwick.
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