#717

Mentioned in 42 episodes

The Closing of the American Mind

Book • 1987

Mentioned by

Thomas Chatterton Williams

Stephen Blackwood

Victor Davis Hanson

Jose Manuel Silva

Mentioned in 42 episodes

Mentioned by

Sam Harris

while discussing the issues facing American society, referencing its prescient observations on societal trends.

Sam Harris On Consciousness, Meditation, Misinformation, AI, & What Ails The Modern World

Mentioned by

Douglas Murray

when discussing the lack of understanding of a meaningful life.

376. Truth and Adventure as an Antidote to Suffering | Douglas Murray

Mentioned by

David Brooks

when discussing moral relativism and the prevailing ethos of individual values.

What’s Actually Breaking America — with David Brooks

Mentioned by

Jonathan Haidt

in relation to the title of his book.

#61 Jonathan Haidt: When Good Intentions Go Bad

Mentioned by

Jonah Goldberg

as a really big deal when it came out.

In Defense of Dogma | Solo

Mentioned by

Steven Smith

, who notes Bloom's lack of political engagement.

Straussian Summer School

Mentioned by

Thomas Chatterton Williams

in relation to his views on the alignment of personal interests and righteous causes.

When the Right Went Woke

Mentioned by

Glenn Loury

during a discussion on free inquiry and the challenges of expressing controversial opinions.

John McWhorter – Glenn and John Live at Brown University

Mentioned as potentially related to the theoretical and programmatic frameworks for the far-right assault on higher education.

Class Struggle for the University w/ Ian Gavigan

Mentioned as describing what was DEI in those days.

Doomscroll 25: Francis Fukuyama

Mentioned by

Bret Stephens

as a book suggesting the end was nigh.

Has Freedom Failed Us? A Debate

Mentioned by

Jose Manuel Silva

in the context of the U.S. closing in on itself.

Why Latin America is Attractive to Global Investors

Mentioned by

Dan Hugger

in the context of a crisis in American education.

Jenna Robinson on the Crisis in Higher Ed and the Prospects for Academic Renewal

Mentioned by

Dexter White

when discussing the decline of American intellectual life.

Episode #218 -- Dexter White and Our Metastasizing Media Cancer

Mentioned by

Stephen Blackwood

as one of the clarion calls to action about the massive problems in higher education.

How Language Creates Your Reality w/ Stephen Blackwood

Mentioned by

James Hankins

in the context of observing how students have changed since Allan Bloom wrote it.

Dr. James Hankins - The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_900)

Mentioned by

David Perell

while discussing the liberal arts and different approaches to reaffirming the canon.

David Perell On Writing Learning In Public And Why Spaced Repetition Sucks

Mentioned by

Alex Priou

as a powerful and provocative book addressing important societal issues.

Alex Priou: A Straussian Generation?

Mentioned by

Victor Davis Hanson

in the context of cultural and academic debates in the late 20th century.

Victor Davis Hanson: The Fallacy at the Heart of Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' Documentary

Mentioned by

Brian Chow

in the context of the self-destructive nature of higher education and its impact on liberal arts education.

Nathan Pinkoski: Actually Existing Postliberalism

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