The Democratic Intellect : : Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century: Edinburgh Classic Editions / / Lindsay Paterson, Murdo Macdonald, George Davie, Richard Gunn.
An Edinburgh Classic edition of the cornerstone work on Scotland’s intellectual identity‘A truly seminal work in the Scottish intellectual tradition’ - James KelmanFirst published in 1961, The Democratic Intellect provoked a re-evaluation of Scotland’s philosophy of itself. George Davie's accou...
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Davie, George, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Democratic Intellect : Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century: Edinburgh Classic Editions / Lindsay Paterson, Murdo Macdonald, George Davie, Richard Gunn. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2013 1 online resource (400 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Edinburgh Classic Editions : ECE Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Author’s preface and introductory essay -- Part 1: UNIVERSITY POLITICS -- 1: The Presbyterian inheritance -- 2: The first assault of 1826 -- 3: Lorimer and the 1858 commission -- 4: 1889 – surrender or compromise? -- Part 2: THE CRISIS IN SCIENCE -- 5: The 1838 contest for the Edinburgh mathematical chair -- 6: Mathematics without metaphysics -- 7: Geometry or algebra? -- 8: The humanistic bias of Scottish science -- Part 3: THE CRISIS IN CLASSICS -- 9: The vernacular basis of Scottish humanism -- 10: Blood and culture -- Part 4: FERRIER AND COMMON SENSE -- 11: A metropolis of common sense -- 12: Tensions in the Scottish intellectual camps -- 13: The alienation of common sense -- 14: The thirty years war -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star An Edinburgh Classic edition of the cornerstone work on Scotland’s intellectual identity‘A truly seminal work in the Scottish intellectual tradition’ - James KelmanFirst published in 1961, The Democratic Intellect provoked a re-evaluation of Scotland’s philosophy of itself. George Davie's account of the history of the movements which set Scotland apart from its neighbours, and of the great personalities involved, has proved seminal in restoring to Scotland a sense of the value of its unique cultural identity.Scotland’s approach to higher education has always been distinctive. From the inauguration of its first universities, the accent was on first principles, and this broad, philosophical interpretation unified the approach to knowledge – even of mathematics and science. The resulting generalist tradition contrasted with the specialism of the two English universities, Oxford and Cambridge. It stood Scotland in good stead, characterising its intellectual life even into the nineteenth century when economic, social and political pressures enforced an increasing conformity to English models.The Democratic Intellect is rightly a benchmark in Scotland’s intellectual heritage and continues to have a marked influence on those now promoting enquiry and improvement within our colleges and universities.An introduction by Murdo Macdonald and Richard Gunn and a foreword by Lindsay Paterson set the book in context for this Edinburgh Classic Edition, launched to coincide with the Scotland Independence debate of 2014. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Universities and colleges Scotland History. Universities and colleges Scotland. Scottish Studies. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy. bisacsh Gunn, Richard, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Paterson, Lindsay, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 9783110780468 print 9780748684786 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748684793 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748684793 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748684793/original |
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