With regard to an appropriate degree of balance- the humanist essence of the modern university.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 26 With regard to an appropriate degree of balance: the humanist essence of the modern university Paper Keywords: Babbitt University of view of Enlightenment Abstract: Babbitt that the universities and the nobility of human nature is a university for the University lies. The essence of modern humanism lies in a “moderate” scale, and in extreme utilitarianism and extreme to maintain a balance between humanism. Contrast, contemporary Chinese universities, I believe that the humanistic spirit of the reversion is an important mission of the contemporary university reform, this reversion is not the ivory tower of the university into a closed, but with utilitarianism to form a moderate tension. It requires the following aspects: to establish the University of scholarly; rigorous universities and specialized institutions in general, the distinction between community colleges; students humanistic education. University, What is this? Newman, Humboldt University, have had on the classic exposition of the last century, China is well-known educator also had a famous university. However, the nature of universities and the relationship between universities and humanistic discussion, one person can not be ignored. Humanism that is well-known American scholar Owen Mr. Bai Bide. (Irving Babbitt ,1865-1933). He is a well-known American literary critic, educator, the “new humanism” of the originator. His “Literature and American universities” (Peking University Press, 2004 edition) the book deserves special mention. In the book, Babbitt spirit of the university, the University of the nature and the relationship between universities and a profound humanism expounded, and the University of how to deal with changes in society, to find the balance between utilitarian and humanism were thinking, in the world had a tremendous impact. Babbitt revisit the classic exposition, without doubt, today’s universities toward a more rational development