1st Edition

Mission of the University

By Jose Ortega y Gasset Copyright 1946
88 Pages
by Routledge

88 Pages
by Routledge

88 Pages
by Routledge

In 1930, the great Spanish philosopher Jos Ortega y Gasset set forth a program for reforming the modern Spanish university. Aware that the missions of the university are many and often competing, Ortega built his program around a conception of a general culture that knows no national boundaries or time limits and could fit into any national system of higher education. His ideas are especially... Read more
Introduction; Chapter I A Tempered Spirit of Reform; Chapter II The Fundamental Question; Chapter III The Principle of Economy in Education; Chapter IV What The University Must be Primarily: The University; Profession and Science; Chapter V Culture and Science; Chapter VI What the University Must be In Addition

Biography

José Ortega y Gasset , Howard Lee Nostrand