Maxwell, N;
Barnett, R;
(2007)
Wisdom in the university.
London Review of Education
, 5
(2)
95 - 96.
10.1080/14748460701440335.
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Abstract
We live in troubled times. There are wars, poverty of millions, destruction of natural habitats and rapid extinction of species and, above all, the menace of global warming. In the light of these threats, humanity needs urgently to learn how to manage its affairs rather more wisely than it has done so far. That in turn requires that institutions of learning, above all universities, are organized for and devoted to the task. But they are not. They seek knowledge, not a wiser world. How ought universities to be organized if they are to help humanity acquire a bit more wisdom?
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Wisdom in the university |
| Location: | UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14748460701440335 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14748460701440335 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article whose final and definitive form, the Version of Record, has been published in the London Review of Education (2007) copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/[10.1080/14748460701440335] |
| Keywords: | Global problems, Universities, Knowledge, Wisdom, University organization |
| 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/1370626 |
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