Philosophy in Higher Education: A Study of J. H. Newman’s The Idea of a University

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The current state of Universities and proposals for its future inspire dozens of books and articles every year, and Newmans Idea of a University, although not a guidebook, continues to be a source of reflection for many after 150 years. In this dissertation, articulated in four chapters, the author explores Newmans Idea paying special attention to his understanding of philosophy and the role he gives it in University education. Particular highlights of this work are the analysis of the fundamental building blocks of Newmans Idea: the unity, universality and utility, or rather non-utility, of knowledge, along with his particular understanding of philosophy as an architectonic science and a possible articulation of the different viewpoints and opinions that the Idea has generated throughout the years. Even though some of the assumptions that Newman uses to build his discourse have changed, he still has a lot to say about higher education since human nature is basically the same as ever.Marial Corona is a lay consecrated woman in Regnum Christi. She obtained a B.A. in Religious and Pastoral Studies in 2008 in Mater Ecclesiae College, in Rhode Island and afterwards taught theology in Monterrey, Mexico. In 2013 she obtained a Master in Philosophy from the University of Navarra in Spain. Her Masters Thesis centered on John Henry Newman and his Idea of a University. Subsequently she worked five years in Chicago, where her ministry was to set up and accompany young people in mission trips. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Navarra, continuing her research on Newman.