Download or read book The Humboldtian Tradition written by Peter Josephson and published by Brill Academic Pub. This book was released on 2014-05-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Humboldtian Tradition, eleven scholars analyse Wilhelm von Humboldt as a historical phenomenon and a contemporary symbol. They put Humboldt's basic academic principles into context and discuss their significance for the current debate about the university.