Knowledge and the university : reclaiming life / Ronald Barnett and Søren Bengtsen.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction: the life-enhancing university -- Part I -- The university and life -- Life in truth and truth in life -- The real thing -- Re-placing the humanities -- Where's the life in academic knowledge? -- Interlude: On life -- Part II -- The spirit of academic knowledge -- More than mere debate -- A will to know -- Living with darkness -- Edifying knowledge -- A culture of lively discourse -- Part III -- Cultivating knowledge in the university -- Living reason -- Widening the knowledge ecology -- Reaching out -- Coda: Re-enchanting the university.

"The part that the university plays is increasingly of external and economic value, ignoring the importance of the value of knowledge in itself. By analyzing the university's current relationship with knowledge, this book tackles the problem head-on. It considers how the concept of knowledge can be reclaimed in an era of post truth and alternative fact, provides conceptual tools for people to think and debate about knowledge and education in new ways and offers a clear focus for the future development of academia. This fascinating book is recommended reading to anyone engaged with the idea of rethinking universities in the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.