Abstract
THIS essay in the social philosophy of university education is in the nature of a tract for the times, and like most such tracts it is something of un cri du cœur and is apt to be stronger in criticism and diagnosis than in constructive suggestions. Mr. Nash faces the fundamental questions of the real function of the university in society which must be answered before we can determine finally its place in the organization and endowment of research or in the educational system as a whole. The problems he raises and discusses are more vital and searching than most of those which Mr. Brian Simon asked and, with the impatience of youth, did not stay to answer. Mr. Nash makes his diagnosis and writes a prescription, though whether the prescription can be made up, or whether its ingredients are available or potent, are matters on which opinion may differ widely.
The University and the Modern World
An Essay in the Social Philosophy of University Education. By Arnold S. Nash. Pp. 223. (London: S.C.M. Press, Ltd., 1945.) 12s. 6d. net.
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BRIGHTMAN, R. The University and the Modern World. Nature 155, 740–741 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155740a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/155740a0
