The Idea of a University

By: John Henry Cardinal Newman

Write A Review

Paperback | 31 October 1992

At a Glance

Paperback
482 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Dimensions(cm)
21.6 x 14.2 x 2.9

Paperback

$77.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $19.44 with

or

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

"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. . . . O]nly 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: why the first reading of this book has been called an 'epoch' in the life of a college man; why Walter Pater thought it 'the perfect handling of a theory'; why the historian G. M. Young has ranked it with Aristotle's Ethics among the most valuable of all works on the aim of Education; or why Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch told his students at Cambridge that 'of all the books written in these hundred years there is perhaps none you can more profitably thumb and ponder.'" --from the introduction by Martin J. Svaglic

Industry Reviews

"It is a classic; like so many classics, however, and alas, it is largely forgotten or too seldom read. This is decidedly not because it is difficult to read; it is wonderfully readable, and the reading of it will, we urge you to believe, transform the imagination of any student. In nine interconnected essays, Newman defines the nature of the true university and the purpose of education--knowledge as an end in itself--and defends, by extolling, the liberal arts." --The American Citizen

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Literary Essays

100 Diaries That Chronicled World Events

Hardcover

RRP $44.99

$35.75

21%
OFF

The Land of Sweet Forever

Hardcover

RRP $49.99

$34.95

30%
OFF

Every Day I Read

53 Ways to Get Closer to Books

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF

Light the Lanterns

Paperback

RRP $32.99

$32.95

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Hardcover

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF

The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF

Walking Sydney

Fifteen walks with a city's writers

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$29.99

14%
OFF

The Mighty Avengers vs. the 1970s : Marvel Age of Comics - Paul Cornell

$22.99

15%
OFF

Reacher

The Stories Behind The Stories

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$28.75

22%
OFF

SIGNED COPY

Tayla Made Meals

Hardcover

$39.99

One Aladdin Two Lamps

Hardcover

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo

Paperback

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF

Walden

Macmillan Collector's Library

Hardcover

RRP $14.99

$12.75

15%
OFF

Conversations on Love

with Philippa Perry, Dolly Alderton, Roxane Gay, Stephen Grosz, Esther Perel, and many more

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF

$22.99

15%
OFF

Discourses and Selected Writings

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF

Doctor Strange : A Decade of Dark Magic - Stuart Moore

The funny new book from the bestselling, much loved and eternally hopeful author of The Land Before Avocado and Flesh Wounds

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$17.00

51%
OFF

The Myth of Sisyphus

Penguin Modern Classics

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF

Meditations

A New Translation

Hardcover

RRP $45.00

$42.99

The Histories

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$20.75

23%
OFF

Introduction	p. ix
Preface	p. svii
University Teaching
Introductory	p. 3
Theology: A Branch of Knowledge	p. 19
Bearing of Other Knowledge	p. 41
Bearing of Other Knowledge on Theology	p. 65
Knowledge: Its Own End	p. 91
Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning	p. 113
Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill	p. 137
Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religion	p. 163
Duties of the Church Towards Knowledge	p. 193
University Subjects
Christianity and Letters. A Lecture read in the School of Philosophy and Letters, November, 1854	p. 223
Literature. A Lecture read in the School of Philosophy and Letters, November, 1858	p. 241
Catholic Literature in the English Tongue, 1854-8:--	p. 265
In its relation to Religious Literature	p. 267
To Science	p. 269
To the Classical Literature	p. 276
To the Literature of the Day	p. 287
Elementary Studies, 1854-6	p. 297
Grammar	p. 300
Composition	p. 312
Latin Writing	p. 325
General Religious Knowledge	p. 334
A Form of Infidelity of the Day, 1854.--	p. 343
Its Sentiments	p. 343
Its Policy	p. 353
University Preaching, 1855	p. 365
Christianity and Physical Science. A Lecture read in the School of Medicine, November, 1855	p. 387
Christianity and Scientific Investigation. A Written Lecture for the School of Science, 1855	p. 413
Discipline of Mind. An Address delivered to the Evening Classes, November, 1858	p. 435
Christianity and Medical Science. An Address delivered to the Students of Medicine, November, 1858	p. 457
Note on p. 432	p. 471
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

The Idea of a University

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

Other Editions and Formats

ePUB

More in Literary Essays

100 Diaries That Chronicled World Events

The Land of Sweet Forever

Every Day I Read

53 Ways to Get Closer to Books

Light the Lanterns

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

Walking Sydney

Fifteen walks with a city's writers

The Mighty Avengers vs. the 1970s

Marvel Age of Comics

The Hour of the Predator

Encounters with the Autocrats and Tech Billionaires Taking Over the World

Reacher

The Stories Behind The Stories

Tayla Made Meals

One Aladdin Two Lamps

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo

Walden

Macmillan Collector's Library

Conversations on Love

with Philippa Perry, Dolly Alderton, Roxane Gay, Stephen Grosz, Esther Perel, and many more

Daredevil

Born Again

Ethics

Penguin Classics

Discourses and Selected Writings

Penguin Classics

Doctor Strange

A Decade of Dark Magic

Remarkable Minds

Celebration of the Reith Lectures

Best Wishes

The funny new book from the bestselling, much loved and eternally hopeful author of The Land Before Avocado and Flesh Wounds

The Myth of Sisyphus

Penguin Modern Classics

Meditations

A New Translation

The Histories

Penguin Classics

This product is categorised by