Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36

This article re-examines the utilitarian character of London University during its foundational years between 1825 and 1836. Previous historians have evaluated the utilitarian character of the institution in terms of whether or not it was influenced by Jeremy Bentham and his philosophy. This appr...

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Main Author:	Mohd Sobri, Mohd Helmi
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Published:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
Subjects:	CB History of civilization H Social Sciences (General) PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
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spelling	iium-796142020-03-18T03:40:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79614/ Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36 Mohd Sobri, Mohd Helmi CB History of civilization H Social Sciences (General) PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania This article re-examines the utilitarian character of London University during its foundational years between 1825 and 1836. Previous historians have evaluated the utilitarian character of the institution in terms of whether or not it was influenced by Jeremy Bentham and his philosophy. This approach, however, overlooks the fact that the contemporary sense of being utilitarian was much richer than, and autonomous from, Benthamite utilitarianism. It was a cultural sensibility rather than a systematic philosophy. The eighteen-twenties witnessed the rise of this sensibility. The founders of the new university significantly benefited from this atmosphere as they could define their cause and criticize their opponents in its terms. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79614/1/79614_Utilitarian%20sensibility%20and%20Liberal%20education_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79614/2/79614_Utilitarian%20sensibility%20and%20Liberal%20education_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79614/3/79614_Utilitarian%20sensibility%20and%20Liberal%20education_wos.pdf Mohd Sobri, Mohd Helmi (2019) Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36. Historical Research, 92 (257). pp. 585-607. ISSN 0950-3471 https://watermark-silverchair-com.ezproxy.um.edu.my/1468-2281.12280.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAn4wggJ6BgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggJrMIICZwIBADCCAmAGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMyyDyV9N28XM8AWZYAgEQgIICMT-CeLPQjaYuN12zyEXmmGkr_B-Uvibq9kMC0uT3-3ulBQMcxR5NV3Ij7NZQuLsUDOR7hU2e-VuBNQE3KQa6ZqbtqmASFjEH0bxKHRFfwl6c5eOjyvAZ-_uq91b2PedKRe_vNJs9YnDfmk8q30_hgnAhxNqDMMOrvlPl1g6K80dfgcFDTmjOzxNAYTO6LCWOfg9G33G02nSW6kOaasADO165spfCe5XwRBX-kNJKbLhX-3sSvH6dfgUV4vqdVhuOlZOKlpV2qXIjq5iMqQnvBXnBDmHVBY0lOFGT7NHupMzVq1VFlfGOJIeAwIVXUFnH6B1pr6SPa7eEm30pGxavHojbBdkC4xOJp7irJERrrNTC5-y_U1tC-n9dWmsOMIM8z1o_Wamht-Fgl0h9J7oa3hrUbk03N0FxzZMb6L6bC5tdaLEl6HdrN0b-GweCkdgw02uqJp53XzcjmshR3rtra4pN_T9M_7MEGh7lHSxP_UZQjjlyDNJYhKmHxEZF2NHFbJK4HG5neD5_Pxg_5PI45a7l_r4aQMP6NnzOmVkPM586itJZW2dXXyWerkkfgiC5KMc2ah31bsMwRc88_Q5AqEHZurWV0Ffq-aVbTbjjY0SjsnLgwQb0MsxrdTxGAjTLxAtHF0pTKv7svtwoOVzHFtPCwjZFRYbWx6uQH1v3zq7HwwISWGSZ3odPRgfw2cllykWQ9nltfCkxWdHYVdoAwe6Fa4DWgL4AkA6uxXvQE9os1w 10.1111/1468-2281.12280
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spellingShingle	CB History of civilization H Social Sciences (General) PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Mohd Sobri, Mohd Helmi Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36
description	This article re-examines the utilitarian character of London University during its foundational years between 1825 and 1836. Previous historians have evaluated the utilitarian character of the institution in terms of whether or not it was influenced by Jeremy Bentham and his philosophy. This approach, however, overlooks the fact that the contemporary sense of being utilitarian was much richer than, and autonomous from, Benthamite utilitarianism. It was a cultural sensibility rather than a systematic philosophy. The eighteen-twenties witnessed the rise of this sensibility. The founders of the new university significantly benefited from this atmosphere as they could define their cause and criticize their opponents in its terms.
format	Article
author	Mohd Sobri, Mohd Helmi
author_facet	Mohd Sobri, Mohd Helmi
author_sort	Mohd Sobri, Mohd Helmi
title	Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36
title_short	Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36
title_full	Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36
title_fullStr	Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36
title_full_unstemmed	Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36
title_sort	utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of london university, 1825-36
publisher	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
publishDate	2019
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Utilitarian sensibility and liberal education: the case of London University, 1825-36

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