• List of figuresPreface and acknowledgementsChapter 1 Universities as civic spaces The structure of the book Troubled times Civic spaces, civic leadership Academic professionalism: a changing profession ConclusionChapter 2 Universities as places of learning Stratification, fractionalisation and atomisation Management, money and marketing! Change from the inside-out Academic professionalism: a learning profession ConclusionChapter 3 Universities as deliberative spaces A failure of nerve Reclaiming a sense of purpose Whose freedom? Whose spaces? Academic professionalism: a profession of values ConclusionChapter 4 Truthfulness: accuracy and sincerity The Socratic legacy The virtues in practice The notion of truthfulness The integrity of practice: truthfulness ConclusionChapter 5 Respect: attentiveness and honesty The notion of respect Respect as recognition Attentiveness and honesty The integrity of practice: respect ConclusionChapter 6 Authenticity: courage and compassion The notion of authenticity Authenticity and the emotions Courage and compassion The integrity of practice: authenticity ConclusionChapter 7 Magnanimity: autonomy and care The notion of magnanimity Towards a cosmopolitan magnanimity Autonomy and care The integrity of practice: magnanimity ConclusionChapter 8 Relationships of virtue The social content of hope The notion of virtuous relationships Inter-personal conditions for virtual relationships Actualising relationships of virtue ConclusionChapter 9 Virtuous institutions Beyond decency The cost of utopia The conditions for institutional flourishing Working towards a good society ConclusionReferences

"Jon Nixon's Toward the Virtuous University is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about the future of higher education. The philosophical underpinnings that shape Nixon's arguments are a refreshing articulation of how important and connected universities, academic practice, and our evolving society are." -- Bryan Gopaul, Academic Matters, January 8, 2009

• List of figuresPreface and acknowledgementsChapter 1 Universities as civic spaces The structure of the book Troubled times Civic spaces, civic leadership Academic professionalism: a changing profession ConclusionChapter 2 Universities as places of learning Stratification, fractionalisation and atomisation Management, money and marketing! Change from the inside-out Academic professionalism: a learning profession ConclusionChapter 3 Universities as deliberative spaces A failure of nerve Reclaiming a sense of purpose Whose freedom? Whose spaces? Academic professionalism: a profession of values ConclusionChapter 4 Truthfulness: accuracy and sincerity The Socratic legacy The virtues in practice The notion of truthfulness The integrity of practice: truthfulness ConclusionChapter 5 Respect: attentiveness and honesty The notion of respect Respect as recognition Attentiveness and honesty The integrity of practice: respect ConclusionChapter 6 Authenticity: courage and compassion The notion of authenticity Authenticity and the emotions Courage and compassion The integrity of practice: authenticity ConclusionChapter 7 Magnanimity: autonomy and care The notion of magnanimity Towards a cosmopolitan magnanimity Autonomy and care The integrity of practice: magnanimity ConclusionChapter 8 Relationships of virtue The social content of hope The notion of virtuous relationships Inter-personal conditions for virtual relationships Actualising relationships of virtue ConclusionChapter 9 Virtuous institutions Beyond decency The cost of utopia The conditions for institutional flourishing Working towards a good society ConclusionReferences

"Jon Nixon's Toward the Virtuous University is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about the future of higher education. The philosophical underpinnings that shape Nixon's arguments are a refreshing articulation of how important and connected universities, academic practice, and our evolving society are." -- Bryan Gopaul, Academic Matters, January 8, 2009

• List of figuresPreface and acknowledgementsChapter 1 Universities as civic spaces The structure of the book Troubled times Civic spaces, civic leadership Academic professionalism: a changing profession ConclusionChapter 2 Universities as places of learning Stratification, fractionalisation and atomisation Management, money and marketing! Change from the inside-out Academic professionalism: a learning profession ConclusionChapter 3 Universities as deliberative spaces A failure of nerve Reclaiming a sense of purpose Whose freedom? Whose spaces? Academic professionalism: a profession of values ConclusionChapter 4 Truthfulness: accuracy and sincerity The Socratic legacy The virtues in practice The notion of truthfulness The integrity of practice: truthfulness ConclusionChapter 5 Respect: attentiveness and honesty The notion of respect Respect as recognition Attentiveness and honesty The integrity of practice: respect ConclusionChapter 6 Authenticity: courage and compassion The notion of authenticity Authenticity and the emotions Courage and compassion The integrity of practice: authenticity ConclusionChapter 7 Magnanimity: autonomy and care The notion of magnanimity Towards a cosmopolitan magnanimity Autonomy and care The integrity of practice: magnanimity ConclusionChapter 8 Relationships of virtue The social content of hope The notion of virtuous relationships Inter-personal conditions for virtual relationships Actualising relationships of virtue ConclusionChapter 9 Virtuous institutions Beyond decency The cost of utopia The conditions for institutional flourishing Working towards a good society ConclusionReferences

"Jon Nixon's Toward the Virtuous University is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about the future of higher education. The philosophical underpinnings that shape Nixon's arguments are a refreshing articulation of how important and connected universities, academic practice, and our evolving society are." -- Bryan Gopaul, Academic Matters, January 8, 2009