The Thinking University A Philosophical Examination of Thought and Higher Education /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bengtsen, Søren S.E (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Barnett, Ronald (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives, 1
• Subjects: Education-Philosophy.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Higher education.; Social sciences-Philosophy.; Ethnology.; Educational Philosophy.; Philosophy of Education.; Higher Education.; Social Theory.; Cultural Anthropology.

This book reinvigorates the philosophical treatment of the nature, purpose, and meaning of thought in today's universities. The wider discussion about higher education has moved from a philosophical discourse to a discourse on social welfare and service, economics, and political agendas. This b...