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List Of Figures -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- 1. Universities As Civic Spaces -- The Structure Of The Book -- Troubled Times -- Civic Spaces, Civic Leadership -- Academic Professionalism: A Changing Profession -- Conclusion -- 2. Universities As Places Of Learning -- Stratification, Fractionalisation And Atomisation -- Management, Money And Marketing! -- Change From The Inside-out -- Academic Professionalism: A Learning Profession -- Conclusion -- 3. Universities As Deliberative Spaces -- A Failure Of Nerve -- Reclaiming A Sense Of Purpose -- Whose Freedom? Whose Spaces? -- Academic Professionalism: A Profession Of Values -- Conclusion -- 4. Truthfulness: Accuracy And Sincerity -- The Socratic Legacy -- The Virtues In Practice -- The Notion Of Truthfulness -- The Integrity Of Practice: Truthfulness -- Conclusion -- 5. Respect: Attentiveness And Honesty -- The Notion Of Respect -- Respect As Recognition -- Attentiveness And Honesty -- The Integrity Of Practice: Respect -- Conclusion -- 6. Authenticity: Courage And Compassion -- The Notion Of Authenticity -- Authenticity And The Emotions -- Courage And Compassion -- The Integrity Of Practice: Authenticity -- Conclusion -- 7. Magnanimity: Autonomy And Care -- The Notion Of Magnanimity -- Towards A Cosmopolitan Magnanimity -- Autonomy And Care -- The Integrity Of Practice: Magnanimity -- Conclusion -- 8. Relationships Of Virtue -- The Social Content Of Hope -- The Notion Of Virtuous Relationships -- Inter-personal Conditions For Virtual Relationships -- Actualising Relationships Of Virtue -- Conclusion -- 9. Virtuous Institutions -- Beyond Decency -- The Cost Of Utopia -- The Conditions For Institutional Flourishing -- Working Towards A Good Society -- Conclusion. Jon Nixon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 146-154) And Index.