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Afterword

from Part II - A History of the Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2023

Nicholas B. Dirks
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New York Academy of Sciences
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I conclude by referencing the draconian scenario proposed by Ronald Musto in a recent book in which he suggested the possibility that the modern university would collapse and disappear in much the same manner as did the medieval monastery in sixteenth-century Britain. I suggest that while this is unlikely to happen, the current crisis should not be minimized and action should be taken to begin to restructure the university system, while resisting calls for total disruption and adapting the humanities and the liberal arts to the needs of the future.

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City of Intellect
The Uses and Abuses of the University
, pp. 310 - 322
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Afterword
  • Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Academy of Sciences
  • Book: City of Intellect
  • Online publication: 27 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009394437.012
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  • Afterword
  • Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Academy of Sciences
  • Book: City of Intellect
  • Online publication: 27 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009394437.012
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  • Afterword
  • Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Academy of Sciences
  • Book: City of Intellect
  • Online publication: 27 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009394437.012
Available formats
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