Closing of the American MindThe 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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Reseña de usuario - DellaWanna - LibraryThingBloom's observations, published in the late '80s, throw a light on the 21st century. Quoting Rousseau, who noted the complementarity of the sexes, which "mesh and set the machine of life in motion ... Leer reseña completa
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Reseña de usuario - dham340 - LibraryThingDecided to read this to see if it was relevant at all. The sad answer is yes, but it flaws are even larger with age. Most of bloom's arguments are of the "get off my lawn" sort of grumpy old men ... Leer reseña completa
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The Clean Slate | 47 |
Books | 62 |
Music | 68 |
Relationships | 82 |
The German Connection | 141 |
The Self | 173 |
Creativity | 180 |
Values | 194 |
The Nietzscheanization of the Left or Vice Versa | 217 |
Our Ignorance | 227 |
From Socrates Apology to Heideggers Rektoratsrede | 243 |
The Sixties | 313 |
The Student and the University | 336 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Closing of the American Mind |
| Autor | Allan Bloom |
| Editor | Simon and Schuster, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1439126267, 9781439126264 |
| N.º de páginas | 400 páginas |
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