Closing of the American Mind
Workby Allan Bloom · 1987
Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Sep 2026
The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students is Allan Bloom's 1987 critique of contemporary higher education and the influence of relativism on students and society. Bloom argues that an abandonment of traditional intellectual and cultural standards has weakened critical thinking and democratic life.
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