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This insightful selection, features four discourses from The Idea of a University: Knowledge Its Own End; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill; and Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religion.

Table of Contents

Principal dates in Newman's Life vi

Introduction vii

General argument in the idea of a university 1

The uses of knowledge 8

Knowledge Its Own End 8

Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning 29

Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill 53

Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religion 77

Appendices 106

Discipline of Mind 106

Literature and Science 112

Style 115

Bibliography 118

The Uses of Knowledge Selections from the Idea

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/07/2012
      ISBN13: 9780882950631, 978-0882950631
      ISBN10: 0882950630
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This insightful selection, features four discourses from The Idea of a University: Knowledge Its Own End; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill; and Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religion.

      Table of Contents

      Principal dates in Newman's Life vi

      Introduction vii

      General argument in the idea of a university 1

      The uses of knowledge 8

      Knowledge Its Own End 8

      Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning 29

      Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill 53

      Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religion 77

      Appendices 106

      Discipline of Mind 106

      Literature and Science 112

      Style 115

      Bibliography 118

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