現代化的國家，幾乎沒有例外，都有大學的存在。因此，就此一意義而言，大學的發展史也幾乎等同於近代文明的發展史。
「大學」當然不是現代的產物，它在中國、日本與歐洲都有悠遠的發展傳統，承載著前人對「理想生活」的想像，以及他們為此而付出的血與汗的努力。就最近一百年來說，不管是東方或西方，都難得有團體像「大學」那樣，承擔著如許沉重的社會期待，以及總是能夠激發人們的想像力。置身二十一世紀初，回過頭去看看前人的腳蹤，探究他們對於「理想大學」所付出的努力和寄予的厚望，無疑可以擴大及豐富我們對於「大學」的想像及認識。
沿著歷史的足跡，尋覓近代大學的發展歷程，瞭解「知識人」在其中所扮演的角色，特別注意「人文主義教育」的地位，是這一門課程開設的目的。
我們期待藉由seminar的形式，透過教師講授、文獻閱讀、課堂討論、論文構思及寫作，幫助同學認識自己的過去，反省自身及當代，並進而勇於承擔未來。Modern countries, with almost no exceptions, have universities. Therefore, in this sense, the development history of universities is almost equivalent to the development history of modern civilization.
Of course, "university" is not a modern product. It has a long tradition of development in China, Japan and Europe, carrying the imagination of the "ideal life" of the predecessors and the blood and sweat efforts they made for it. In the past 100 years, no group, whether in the East or the West, has been able to shoulder such heavy social expectations and always stimulate people's imagination like the "university". At the beginning of the 21st century, looking back at the footsteps of our predecessors and exploring their efforts and high hopes for the "ideal university" will undoubtedly expand and enrich our imagination and understanding of the "university".
The purpose of this course is to follow the footsteps of history, explore the development of modern universities, understand the role played by "intellectuals" in it, and pay special attention to the status of "humanistic education."
We hope that through the form of seminar, teacher lectures, literature reading, classroom discussions, paper conception and writing, we can help students understand their past, reflect on themselves and the present, and then have the courage to take on the future.
※主要參考書籍/資料 (Textbooks and References)
1,艾德華・薩伊德(Edward W. Said)著/單德興譯《知識分子論》,麥田出版,1998.
2,Bill Readings, The University in Ruins, Harvard University Press, 1996.
3,天野郁夫『大学の誕生』（上・下）中央公論新社,2009.
4,天野郁夫『学歴の社会史－－教育と日本の近代』新潮選書,1994.
5,潮木守一『京都大学の挑戦――帝国大学史のひとこま』名古屋大学出版会,1984.
6,猪木武徳『大学の反省』NTT出版,2009.
※Main reference books/materials (Textbooks and References)
1. "On Intellectuals" written by Edward W. Said/translated by Shan Dexing, Wheatfield Publishing, 1998.
2.Bill Readings, The University in Ruins, Harvard University Press, 1996.
3. Amano Ikuo's "The Birth of a University" (Part 1 and Part 2) Chuo Koron Shinsha News Agency, 2009.
4. Amano Ikuo's "Social History of Learning - Education and Japan's Modern Times" trendy book selection, 1994.
5. Shioki Moriichi "The Challenge of Kyoto University - History of Imperial University" Nagoya University Press, 1984.
6. Taketoku Inoki's "Reflections on University" published by NTT, 2009.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平時成績平時成績 usual results |
40 | 課中討論, 平時作業, 口頭報告等的綜合評價 |
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
30 | 讀書報告＋分組討論 |
| 期末考期末考 final exam |
30 | 研究報告＋分組討論＋口試 |
