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The Idea of a University is an eloquent defense of a liberal education which is perhaps the most timeless of all [Newman's] books and certainly the one most intellectually accessible to readers of every religious faith and of none . . . Only one who has read The Idea of a University in its entirety, especially the nine discourses, can hope to understand why its reputation is so high." —from the Introduction by Martin J. Svaglic

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #137043 in Books
• Published on: 1990-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 428 pages

Customer Reviews

Great endnotes and how to use them.
This edition of Newman's classic is greatly enhanced by copious endnotes pertaining to the first half, the nine discourses--if you know that one pertains to what you are reading and can find it. The notes are located just before the index and coded as x.y, where x is the page number and y is the line number. For each note, I went to the corresponding page, counted the lines, and wrote the line number by the line. Then, when I was reading, I knew there was a pertinent endnote and could easily find it (especially with a bookmark amongst the notes).

Simply Amazing
If you are looking for a book that will change your life .. This is the one!!!!!
What is real education?
What is perfection?

Blows the theories of education to pieces.. Defines what makes a human ... a Human!!... A must read!

Religion and Education
If you're Catholic and you're a scholar, you'll love this book. I'm a scholar but not a Catholic, so it was a little hard for me to read. In fact, I only read parts of it. But I think he has some good ideas. It's just that they're so filtered through dogma that I couldn't read them.