The Australian Idea of a University

Abstract

So philosopher Raimond Gaita argued the case for the unworldly university in his lecture 'To Civilise the City?' His deeply felt evocation of the purpose of a university proposed an institution that engages critically with the world, enriching students and their society. Pervading Professor Gaita's lecture is a sense of loss; the life of the mind has been overwhelmed by 'managerial newspeak'. The public duty of a university has surrendered to the pressures of the marketplace. The aspiration for an 'unworldly space', a community of scholars, is largely defunct.

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