The End of the Modern Academy At the University of Chicago, for Example

The title of this essay is meant to suggest a particular understanding of the mission or end of the modern academy as exemplified by certain ideals associated in the minds of many academics around the world with the University of Chicago. The title is also meant to signal and raise concerns about co...

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Published inSocial research Vol. 84; no. 3; pp. 695 - 719
Main Author Shweder, Richard A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Johns Hopkins University Press 01.09.2017
Subjects
Beliefs
College campuses
College presidents
Colleges & universities
Education reform
Ethnicity
Freedoms
Identity politics
Information dissemination
Jurisdiction
National identity
PART III: THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Political activism
Political appointments
Politics
Postmodernism
Religious beliefs
Science
Values
Verbal aggression
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Summary:The title of this essay is meant to suggest a particular understanding of the mission or end of the modern academy as exemplified by certain ideals associated in the minds of many academics around the world with the University of Chicago. The title is also meant to signal and raise concerns about contemporary threats to that mission, even at the University of Chicago itself. Examined in the essay are three of the core values of the modern academy. Are they foolish ideals? Have they become postmodern antiques?
ISSN:0037-783X
1944-768X
1944-768X
DOI:10.1353/sor.2017.0042