The Closing of the American Mind, by Allan Bloom

Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind, published in 1987, became one of the most influential books of the last 50 years by instigating a battle over the soul of the American University that's been raging ever since.
The book sold millions of copies, becoming a powerful weapon in Bloom's fight against what he identified as a morally and intellectually crippling form of relativism infecting America's educational system. Allan Bloom sought to remind us that the goal of education is not to become open to all ideas, but to cultivate the search for the best ideas.
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Relativism and resentment permeated much of my coursework in college in the major university I attended. I transferred to a small liberal arts college (for other reasons) and discovered classical works. Grateful.

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I read this in 1987….i was 19. It remains an important book

[@peterzimmerman6240]

This book paved the way for cultural critics such as Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris

[@letolethe5878]

Yes, nasty misogynists both.

[@peterzimmerman6240]

I guess that's just sarcasm

[@peterzimmerman6240]

You must be kidding because anybody that has given an unbiased appraisal of either JP or SH would have to be an imbecile to impute to them misogyny

[@NewNoise1]

Santa is real. You have no Christmas spirit.

[@NewNoise1]

18:18 u ruined my life. What? 😨