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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chad Wellmon (University of Virgina)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9781421419886ISBN 10: 1421419882 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 25 August 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Science as Culture 2. The Fractured Empire of Erudition 3. Encyclopedia from Book to Practice 4. From Bibliography to Ethics 5. Kant's Critical Technology 6. The Enlightenment University and Too Many Books 7. The University in the Age of Print 8. Berlin, Humboldt, and the Research University 9. The Disciplinary Self and the Virtues of the Philologist Afterword Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAn important story, told by Wellmon... His exposition is deeply grounded in intellectual, rather than social, history. Choice An important story, told by Wellmon... His exposition is deeply grounded in intellectual, rather than social, history. Choice Organizing Enlightenment is an intriguing book for readers with significant prior knowledge of educational and German history...this reviewer found the material on lexica and encyclopedias a fascinating new perspective. History of Education Quarterly Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.virginia.edu/german/fac-wellmon.phpChad Wellmon is an associate professor of German studies at the University of Virginia and a faculty fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. He is the author of Becoming Human: Romantic Anthropology and the Embodiment of Freedom. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.virginia.edu/german/fac-wellmon.phpCountries AvailableAll regions |
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