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The Democratic Intellect: Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century: An Edinburgh Classic (Edinburgh Classic Editions)
The Democratic Intellect Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century An Edinburgh Classic - Edinburgh Classic Editions Author:Lindsay Paterson, George Davie Scotland has always had a distinctive approach to higher education. From the inauguration of its first universities, the accent has been on first principles. This unified the approach to knowledge - even of mathematics and science - through a broad, philosophical interpretation. This generalist tradition, contrasting with the specialism of th... more »e two English universities, Oxford and Cambridge, stood Scotland in good stead. It characterised its intellectual life, even into the nineteenth century, when economic, social and political pressures enforced an increasing conformity to English models. George Davie's account of the history of these movements, and of the great personalities involved, has proved seminal in restoring to Scotland a sense of cultural identity. Originally published in 1961, The Democratic Intellect has had a marked -and acknowledged - influence on the thinking of those in power in higher education, and indeed upon the subsequent planning of several of the new universities, not« less