Maxwell, N;
(2010)
Universities: from knowledge to wisdom.
Scientists for Global Responsibility Newsletter
(38)
18 - 20.
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Abstract
We need a revolution in academic inquiry so that problems of living are put at the heart of the academic enterprise, and the basic aim becomes to seek and promote wisdom. There are signs that this revolution is beginning to occur, especially in connection with growing concern about environmental problems, and with the growth of policy studies. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and University College London have all instigated changes in recent years which can be regarded as implementing the first steps towards the new kind of inquiry devoted to the pursuit of wisdom.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Universities: from knowledge to wisdom |
| Location: | UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.sgr.org.uk/publications/sgr-newsletters |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Made available here with permission from Scientists for Global Responsibility. |
| Keywords: | Universities, academic inquiry, wisdom, policy studies, environmental problems, intellectual revolution. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/105705 |
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