If history, philosophy and so on vanish from academic life, what they leave in their wake may be a technical training facility or corporate research institute. But it will not be a university in the classical sense of the term, and it would be deceptive to call it one.

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This quote suggests that if subjects like history and philosophy are eliminated from academia, the resulting educational institution may focus solely on technical and practical training or corporate research. However, it argues that such an institution cannot truly be considered a traditional university since it lacks the comprehensive and well-rounded education that the term implies. The quote implies that a university should encompass a wide range of disciplines, including humanities and social sciences, and their absence would fundamentally alter the essence of what a university stands for.

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