Allan Bloom Quotes (131 quotes)
 | “Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.” [From Socrates' Apology to Heidegger's Rektoratsrede, pt. 3 - The Closing of the American Mind (1987)] ―Allan Bloom |
| “Honesty compels serious men, on examination of their consciences, to admit that the old faith is no longer compelling. It is the very peak of Christian virtue that demands the sacrifice of Christianity.” [pp. 195-196 - The Closing of the American Mind (1987)] ―Allan Bloom |
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| “Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he was ignorant. Now every high-school student knows that. How did it become so easy?” [Introduction - The Closing of the American Mind (1987)] ―Allan Bloom |
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| “Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice.” [The Closing of the American Mind (1987)] ―Allan Bloom |
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Allan Bloom
Born: September 14, 1930
Died: October 07, 1992
Nationality: American
Occupation: Philosopher
Bio: Allan David Bloom was an American philosopher, classicist, and academic. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon and Alexandre Kojève. He subsequently taught at Cornell University, the University of Toronto, Yale University, École Normale Supérieure of Paris, and the University of Chicago.
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