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The Closing of the American Mind by Bloom, Allan

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
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IsTextBook
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ISBN
0671657151
Subject Area
Education, Social Science
Publication Name
Closing of the American Mind : How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students
Item Length
8.4 in
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Subject
General
Publication Year
1988
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1 in
Author
Allan Bloom
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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The Closing of the American Mind, a publishing phenomenon in hardcover, is now a paperback literary event. In this acclaimed number one national best-seller, one of our country's most distinguished political philosophers argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis. Allan Bloom's sweeping analysis is essential to understanding America today. It has fired the imagination of a public ripe for change.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0671657151
ISBN-13
9780671657154
eBay Product ID (ePID)
413818

Product Key Features

Author
Allan Bloom
Publication Name
Closing of the American Mind : How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
General
Publication Year
1988
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, Social Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.4 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
La227.3.B584 1988
Reviews
The New York Times Book Review An unparalleled reflection on today's intellectual and moral climate....That rarest of documents, a genuinely profound book., S. Frederick Starr The Washington Post Book World Rich and absorbing....A grand tour of the American mind., The New York Times Remarkable....Hits with the Approximate Force and Effect of Electroshock Therapy., "Brilliant. . . . No other book combines such shrewd insights into our current state. . . . No other book is at once so lively and so deep, so witty and so thoughtful, so outrageous and so sensible, so amusing and so chilling.. . . An extraordinary book." William Kristol, The Wall Street Journal
Table of Content
Contents Foreword by Saul BellowPrefaceIntroduction: Our VirtuePART ONE. STUDENTSThe Clean SlateBoobMusicRelationshipsSelf-CenterednessEqualityRaceSexSeparatenessDivorceLoveErosPART TWO. NIHILISM, AMERICAN STYLEThe German ConnectionTwo Revolutions and Two States of NatureThe SerfCreativityCultureValuesThe Nietzscheanization of the Left or Vice VersaOur IgnorancePART THREE. THE UNIVERSITYFrom Socrates'Apology to Heidegger's RektoratsredeTocqueville on Democratic Intellectual LifeThe Relation Between Thought and Civil SocietyThe Philosophic ExperienceThe Enlightenment TransformationSwift's DoubtsRousseau's Radicalization and the German UniversityThe SixtiesThe Student and the UniversityLiberal EducationThe Decomposition of the UniversityThe DisciplinesConclusionIndex
Copyright Date
1988
Dewey Decimal
378.73
Dewey Edition
20

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  • by margteagu0
    Dec 28, 2021

    Close Your Mind & Open You Eyes

    Explains exactly what is going on in this country. Denial of facts. Blind faith in supposition.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: mtwyouth

  • by mic-731678
    Jun 07, 2021

    Not for the close-minded

    This book shatters every classic l liberal assumption about intellectual freedom that many take for granted today. A powerful read for Rectionaries, Conservitives and Libertarians.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: peaches278

  • by hll75752010
    Nov 30, 2017

    Good thought provoking

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: discover-books

  • by nancythecheese
    Jun 01, 2021

    Great read!

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  • by gzssgr8
    Dec 09, 2011

    A must read book! A must ad to your important books collection!

    A must have, read and keep!! Allan Bloom is a great mind bringing an inside into the American mind set of today; predicted 25 years ago. Read to understand why things are the way they are today and what me (you) can do to prevent being assimilated into or help you escape the downward path of "the American mind".

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