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The Closing of the American Mind

Twenty-five years ago Allan Bloom proclaimed a heresy: The supposed idealism of the 1960s was in fact a veneer hiding a new barbarism. He saw that our elite liberal culture has a very definite vision, however much it talks about diversity, multiculturalism, and the like: the relativism of moral truth. This anti-dogmatic dogma, he thought, is leadin... See more

Thomas Sowell

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The Straussian Moment

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No, my worry is that, you won’t put enough really excellent stuff into your brain. I’m talking about what you might call the “theory of maximum taste.” This theory is based on the idea that exposure to genius has the power to expand your consciousness. If you spend a lot of time with genius, your mind will end up bigger and broader than if you spen

What Is College For?

Andrew Delbanco discusses the purpose of college, highlighting economic benefits, political importance, and the value of liberal education in fostering individual growth and enhancing democratic citizenship.

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The Sirens' Call

Chris Hayes

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As Harold Bloom has shown, the real American religion is “to be free of other selves.”

Jonathan Crary • 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep

Ce que paradoxalement veut Montaigne avec ce livre, c’est d’en finir avec le monde des livres afin d’apprendre à lire le livre du monde. Comment ne pas lui donner raison ?