Plutarch's dialogue On the daimonion of Socrates is a unique combination of exciting historical romance and serious philosophical and religious discussion. The volume offers a range of essays on themes providing further insights into this masterly literary piece: on the historical, religious and philosophical background and on thematic connections with other works by Plutarch
This volume casts light on mergers and alliances in higher education by examining developments of this type in different countries. It combines the direct experiences of those at the heart of such transformations, university leaders and senior officials responsible for higher education policy, with expert analysts of the systems concerned. Higher education in Europe faces a series of major c…
Higher Education; Educational Policy and Politics; International and Comparative Education
Higher Education; Educational Policy and Politics; International and Comparative Education
This volume presents a critical edition of the register of the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna between 1442 and 1557. This edition is made accessible with the aid of both a register of persons and a location register. The introduction contains amongst others a paleographic analysis of the various scribes of the registers, a statistical analysis and a prosopographical overview of the …
The first volume of the University of Vienna Matriculation Book of the Faculty of Law includes the period from 1402 to 1442. It represents the oldest record of the history of scholarly lawyers in the German language area, and is a first-class source for studies of the history of persons and the institution of the Faculty of Law, as well as the social history of late medieval scholarly world. Th…