{"product_id":"universitas-and-moral-excellence-higher-education-and-the-judicious-use-of-knowledge-9780761836599","title":"Universitas and Moral Excellence Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work was born out of a concern that the advancement of society''s underlying moral strength is becoming increasingly weaker. Due to this deficiency, there is a call to educators, particularly at the college and university levels, to give careful and collective attention to the three groundings that are consonant with well-functioning societies-morality, rationality, and personal responsibility.   The book discusses the universitas model (the historic function of an advanced academic community) as a reference for dialogue and reasoning in the pursuit of moral excellence. Dr. Hostetter articulates that higher educational institutions should seek to understand and restore this model with the ultimate aim of formulating a meaningful institutional worldview. Denoting ''entirety'' and signifying ''all together,'' universitas requires that a high measure of solidarity should be demonstrated. The work outlines potential steps and essential aspects of the universitas idea that institutions might consider useful.   An overarching goal of universitas is examined under the rubric, ''the judicious use of knowledge.'' This implies the necessity that collective stands regarding key values be taken. A basic premise is that colleges and universities should devote mindful attention to discerning ''the highest good'' as well as the ''supportive goods'' that are required to achieve ''the highest good'' for all. Examples of possible institutionally discerned ''goods'' are reviewed in several chapters according to religious, ideological, and institutionally unique categories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Acknowledgements Part 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Part 4 Higher Education and Its Changing Stripes Chapter 5 TheUniversitas Vision and Its Life Chapter 6 TheUniversitas Idea Dominates Learning Chapter 7 TheUniversitas Vision Encounters Dispute Chapter 8 TheUniversitas Idea Becomes Fragmented and Unintelligible Chapter 9 Factors to Consider for Retrieval of KeyUniversitas Elements Part 10 Higher Education and the Judicious Use of Knowledge Chapter 11 Higher Education and Engagement in Making Moral Discernments Chapter 12 Universitas within a Given Religious Framework Chapter 13 Universitas Shaped by a Particular Ideology or Tradition Chapter 14 Universitas Premised on a Unique \"Vision of Virtues\" Chapter 15 Universal Morality as a Work of Art Part 16 Endnotes Part 17 Index","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037806428503,"sku":"9780761836599","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761836599.jpg?v=1750937414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/universitas-and-moral-excellence-higher-education-and-the-judicious-use-of-knowledge-9780761836599","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}