隐喻视角下大学理念的流变与反思

Change of and Reflections on the Idea of a University from the Perspective of Metaphor

隐喻为理解大学理念打开了一个窗口。在大学发展史上,"象牙塔""服务站""有机体"是其中三个经典隐喻。这些隐喻从不同侧面反映了大学教育的哲学思想、精神价值与存在意义,也记录着人们对大学认识的不断深化与忧思。大学隐喻为理解大学的遗传特征与内在逻辑提供了更好的注脚,并引起了人们的反思。

Metaphor serves as a window for us to understand the idea of a university.In the history of university development,ivory tower,service station and organism are the three classic metaphors.They reflect the philosophy and the spiritual value of university education as well as the meaning of its existence from different aspects and record people's deepening understanding and concern of the university.They provide better footnotes for us to understand the genetic characteristics of the university and its inner logic and also evoke our reflections.