Defending the classical disciplines:Livingstone's view on university education
Livingstone is a British educator who once worked in Corpus Christi College of Oxford University and Queen's University Belfast.He has rich experience in university education in theoretical and practical in theory and practice.Livingstone's research on university education is reflected in his books and speeches.He believes that university is the center of modern civilization and the temple of truth transmission.The function of university education is to train qualified citizens,people with rational spirit and young people with noble morality.However,there are also many problems in university education,such as the unscientific curriculum,the improper content of examination and the urgent need for reform of some teaching methods.Livingstone proposed to improve university education by optimizing the content of university courses and examinations and transforming the teaching methods of classical education.As a representative of the Perennialism,Livingstone's view on university education is obviously influenced by classicalism.