Books by Stefan Collini

Tre nye essays af de internationalt anerkendte humanister Onora O'Neill, Stefan Collini og Rens Bod viser en anden side af humaniora, som dels er uadskillelig fra andre videnskaber, dels viser sig at have været selve forudsætningen for en del af vor tids mest avancerede teknologi. Opfordringen er klar fra bogens danske redaktør, professor Anders Engberg-Pedersen: "We need a better account of what the humanities are."INDHOLDIntroduction:The Humanities in the WorldAnders Engberg-Pedersen, Mikkel Bille og Karen Gram-SkjoldagerOn Not 'justifying' the HumanitiesStefan ColliniThe Humanities beyond InterpretationOnora O'NeillHow the Humanities have Changed the WorldRens Bod

In this wide-ranging book, Collini explores the relationship between Liberalism and sociology in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain.

Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and scepticism about their value. What Are Universities For? offers a spirited and compelling argument for completely rethinking the way we see our universities, and why we need them. Stefan Collini challenges the common claim that universities need to show that they help to make money in order to justify getting more money. Instead, he argues that we must reflect on the different types of institution and the distinctive roles they play. In particular we must recognize that attempting to extend human understanding, which is at the heart of disciplined intellectual enquiry, can never be wholly harnessed to immediate social purposes - particularly in the case of the humanities, which both attract and puzzle many people and are therefore the most difficult subjects to justify.At a time when the future of higher education lies in the balance, What Are Universities For? offers all of us a better, deeper and more enlightened understanding of why universities matter, to everyone.