Metaphors of university education

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the main metaphors that have been developed to synthesize the different ideas of the humanistic university, namely: the ivory tower, the great books, the conversation and the agon. For this purpose, a hermeneutical approach is developed in order to understand, from these metaphors, the aims of the university, its instruments or the institution itself. After the analysis, it is observed that what could seem a unique interpretation on the classic idea of the university is, in fact, a melting pot with very significant internal differences. The analysis carried out allows us to extract ideas that remain constant in all metaphors, from them it is possible to rethink the reality of a humanist-inspired university today.

Keywords

• universidad
• educación universitaria
• filosofía educativa
• análisis comparativo