preface

university teaching

 discourse i. introductory

 discourse ii. theology--a branch of knowledge

 discourse iii. bearing of theology on other branches of knowledge

 discourse iv. bearing of other branches of knowledge on theology

 discourse v. knowledge its own end

 discourse vi. knowledge viewed in relation to learning

 discourse vii. knowledge viewed in relation to professional skill

 discourse wi. knowledge viewed in relation to religion

 discourse ix. duties of the church towards knowledge

university subjects--discussed in occasional lectures and essays

 introductory letter

 lecture i. christianity and letters--a lecture in the school of philosophy and letters

 lecture ii. literature--a lecture in the school of philosophy and letters

 lecture iii. english catholic literature

 lecture iv. elementary studies

 lecture v. a form of infidelity of the day

 lecture vi. university preaching

 lecture vii. christianity and physical science--a lecture in the school of medicine

 lecture viii. christianity and scientific investigation--a lecture written for the school of science

 lecture ix. discipline of mind an address to the evening classes

 lecture x. christianity and medical science--an address to the students of medicine

note on page 420

《大学的理念》(the idea of a university)是一部阐释教育哲学思想的演讲集，更是一部语言优美且言简意赅、思想深刻又发人深省、影响深远而令人难忘的经典演讲录。

可以说，《大学的理念》几乎涵盖了纽曼所有有关大学的哲学思考，其中提出了很多在当时的欧洲高等教育中所面临的重大问题，比如宗教在大学中的地位、大学中的道德观、人文教育与职业教育的冲突、学术社区的特征、文学的文化作用以及宗教与科学的关系等等。但就历史背景而言，纽曼及其大学教育观的出现不是偶然的。

《大学的理念(中文导读插图版)》由约翰·亨利·纽曼著，郭英剑导读。