我国古代大学之“大”及其当代意义

The greatness of our ancient university and its contemporary significance

大学之“大”涉及大学是什么、大学做什么等大学发展的根本问题,涉及大学教育的本质及其规定性,涉及大学的定位与特色的形成。我国古代先辈们对大学之“大”进行了深入的思考,形成了许多独特见解,其中重视大学的胸怀之大、志向之大、精神之大、理想之大,要求培养具有高境界、高品位、高素养、高本领的人才的思想,对指导当前的大学教育有着重要的启迪意义与参考价值。

The greatness of university concerns the essential issues of university development that what is 'university' and what does 'university' do, the essence and definition of the university education, and also the location and characteristics of the university. Our predecessors had pondered the greatness of university and formed many particular views, in which emphasizing the greatness of tolerance, ambition, spirit and ideal, and the ideas about cultivating the talents with great bourns, high tastes, deep attainments and high skills, have important inspirations and referenced value on the current university education.