Manchester University Press
11 Edward Shils
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Philip G. Altbach
Abstract
Universities and science policy were key areas of Edward Shils’ concerns. His commitment to the research university ideal as the central institution for the production and dissemination of knowledge and the essential role of higher education for social and economic development led him to establish the journal Minerva. This journal became central for research on higher education and for debates on science policy. Shils wrote thoughtfully on the role of the research university, and was one of the first scholars to focus on universities in developing countries, pointing out their centrality for emerging economies. Shils belief in the Weberian ideal of the research university led him to analyse the history of universities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and defend the traditional ideal of faculty autonomy and governance.
Abstract
Universities and science policy were key areas of Edward Shils’ concerns. His commitment to the research university ideal as the central institution for the production and dissemination of knowledge and the essential role of higher education for social and economic development led him to establish the journal Minerva. This journal became central for research on higher education and for debates on science policy. Shils wrote thoughtfully on the role of the research university, and was one of the first scholars to focus on universities in developing countries, pointing out their centrality for emerging economies. Shils belief in the Weberian ideal of the research university led him to analyse the history of universities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and defend the traditional ideal of faculty autonomy and governance.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of contributors ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils 32
- 2 The sociologist as human scientist 47
- 3 The recovery of tradition 61
- 4 Edward Shils and Michael Polanyi 79
- 5 Shils, Mannheim, and ideology 106
- 6 Shils and Oakeshott 123
- 7 Edward Shils on pluralism and civility 140
- 8 Nations, nationality, and civil society in the work of Edward Shils 154
- 9 Shils and the intellectuals 171
- 10 Edward Shils and his Portraits 191
- 11 Edward Shils 202
- 12 Concluding comments 212
- Appendix 214
- References 245
- Index 264
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of contributors ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 The philosophical anthropology of Edward Shils 32
- 2 The sociologist as human scientist 47
- 3 The recovery of tradition 61
- 4 Edward Shils and Michael Polanyi 79
- 5 Shils, Mannheim, and ideology 106
- 6 Shils and Oakeshott 123
- 7 Edward Shils on pluralism and civility 140
- 8 Nations, nationality, and civil society in the work of Edward Shils 154
- 9 Shils and the intellectuals 171
- 10 Edward Shils and his Portraits 191
- 11 Edward Shils 202
- 12 Concluding comments 212
- Appendix 214
- References 245
- Index 264
