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The closing of the American mind : how higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students, Allan Bloom
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- Summary
- In this book, the author (a distinguished political philosopher) argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis marked by obvious declines in appreciation of humanities, a drop in the qualitative output of our university systems, and a disquieting disconnect between today's students and the spiritual and cultural traditions of their heritage
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 392 p.
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Foreword / Saul Bellow
- Students. The clean slate
- Books
- Music
- Relationships
- Nihilism, American style. The German connection
- Two revolutions and two states of nature
- The self
- Creativity
- Culture
- Values
- The Nietzcheanization of the left or vice versa
- Our ignorance
- The university. From Socrates Apology to Heidegger's Rektoratsrede
- The Sixties
- The student and the university
- Isbn
- 9780671479909
- Label
- The closing of the American mind : how higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students
- Title
- The closing of the American mind
- Title remainder
- how higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students
- Statement of responsibility
- Allan Bloom
- Subject
-
- Education, Higher -- Political aspects -- United States
- Education, Higher -- United States -- Philosophy
- Education, Humanistic -- United States
- Civilisation -- 1950-
- Ensino Superior
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- États-Unis -- Vie intellectuelle -- 20e siècle
- Enseignement supérieur -- États-Unis -- Philosophie
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this book, the author (a distinguished political philosopher) argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis marked by obvious declines in appreciation of humanities, a drop in the qualitative output of our university systems, and a disquieting disconnect between today's students and the spiritual and cultural traditions of their heritage
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1930-1992
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bloom, Allan
- Dewey number
- 378/.012/0973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- LA227.3
- LC item number
- .B584 1987
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Education, Higher
- Education, Humanistic
- Education, Higher
- Ensino Superior
- Enseignement supérieur
- Civilisation
- United States
- États-Unis
- Label
- The closing of the American mind : how higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students, Allan Bloom
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
- Foreword / Saul Bellow -- Students. The clean slate -- Books -- Music -- Relationships -- Nihilism, American style. The German connection -- Two revolutions and two states of nature -- The self -- Creativity -- Culture -- Values -- The Nietzcheanization of the left or vice versa -- Our ignorance -- The university. From Socrates Apology to Heidegger's Rektoratsrede -- The Sixties -- The student and the university
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 392 p.
- Isbn
- 9780671479909
- Lccn
- 86024768
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm14239839
- Label
- The closing of the American mind : how higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students, Allan Bloom
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
- Foreword / Saul Bellow -- Students. The clean slate -- Books -- Music -- Relationships -- Nihilism, American style. The German connection -- Two revolutions and two states of nature -- The self -- Creativity -- Culture -- Values -- The Nietzcheanization of the left or vice versa -- Our ignorance -- The university. From Socrates Apology to Heidegger's Rektoratsrede -- The Sixties -- The student and the university
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 392 p.
- Isbn
- 9780671479909
- Lccn
- 86024768
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm14239839
Subject
- Education, Higher -- Political aspects -- United States
- Education, Higher -- United States -- Philosophy
- Education, Humanistic -- United States
- Civilisation -- 1950-
- Ensino Superior
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- États-Unis -- Vie intellectuelle -- 20e siècle
- Enseignement supérieur -- États-Unis -- Philosophie
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